Location of Normanton
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Karumba, 32.47kms SE (70.9kms, 1hr 1 min driving)
From
Croydon, 136.86kms NW (155kms, 1hr 49mins driving)
From
Kowanyama, 254.43kms S (361kms, 5hrs 32mins driving)
From
Julia Creek, 338.82kms N (437kms, 5hrs 16mins driving)
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Description of Normanton
Normanton, is a small cattle town in the north of the state of
Queensland,
Australia. Established in 1868, Normanton boomed during the gold rush of the Croydon gold fields. A wonderful reminder of those early days is the Gulflander train, fully operational today and running weekly tourist trips between the two towns. Today, Normanton supports the surrounding cattle stations and communities and is a good spot for keen
barramundi fisherpeople.
The town's population is 1447, over half of whom are indigenous Australians (2001 census). The town is one terminus of the isolated Normanton - Croydon Railway, which was built during gold rush days in the 1890s. The Gulflander motor train operates once a week. The shire is the administrative centre of Carpentaria Shire Council.
Among Normanton's most notable features is a statue of a 8.64m long salt water crocodile, the largest ever shot.
Barramundi and salmon may also be caught in the river.
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Weather & Climate for Normanton
Closest Weather Station
Normanton at 13:00 21 Nov EST
Distance from Normanton 1.76km S
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 34.4°C |
33.7°C |
45% |
21.1°C |
1007.9hPa |
0.0mm |
N |
26km/h
14knots |
35km/h
19knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Croydon Township
Distance from Normanton 136.88km SE
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
35.6 | 34.6 | 34.4 | 34.0 |
31.7 | 29.3 | 29.2 | 31.2 |
34.2 | 36.9 | 38.1 | 37.3 |
| Mean Min. °C |
24.2 | 23.9 | 23.3 | 21.0 |
17.9 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 15.7 |
19.1 | 22.4 | 24.4 | 24.6 |
| Mean Rain mm |
215.3 | 176.7 | 116.1 | 23.3 |
8.1 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
5.4 | 13.9 | 44.0 | 113.0 |
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Treks passing Normanton
Gulf Track
This track follows the Gulf of Carpentaria from Borroloola to Normanton in one of Australia's harshest outback areas. At first, it appears a dry and barren place but if you take a few side diversions you'll find gorges of paradise & rivers of barramundi.
Matilda Highway
This is a great 2WD bitumen North-South route through central Queensland passing several places of historical significance and some great outback pubs.
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Normanton to Coen via Kowanyama
This trek traverses through the beautiful Gulf Savannah region which extends from the Great Dividing Range in the east to the Northern Territory border in the west.
Savannah Way
This transcontinental road trip, stretches from the historic pearling town of Broome on the northwest coast of WA; travelling past Katherine in the heart of the NT, and finishing at the tourist hotspot of Cairns in the northeast coast of QLD.
Recommended Reading for Normanton
Cape York
The main part of this map is a road map at a scale of 1: 1,000,000 designed for planning a trip anywhere throughout the Cape York Penninsula region. The main route to the "The Tip" via the Penninsula Developmental Road is clearly shown along with other minor routes.
Natmap Digital Maps 2008
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 is the next generation of Geoscience Australia's popular NATMAP Raster 1:250 000 scale topographic digital maps.
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 are exact digital copies of Geoscience Australia's NATMAP topographic maps. They cover the whole of Australia at 1:250 000 scale, and are current to 2006.
SE5407 Normanton
This 1:250K topographic paper map covers an area about 150km from east to west and 110km from north to south (1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude). The map contains natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours (interval 50m), localities and some administrative boundaries.
Australia Aus Tour DVD
A must have for the long distance explorer. Here, Memory-Map teams up with Hema to bring you their acclaimed 4WD and regional maps together with 13 interactive Map Guides.The Map-Guides provide great information on each region, bushwalking, campsites and 4x4 tracks with text and photos.
QLD Topo DVD
The ultimate 4WD, bushwalking, hunting & outdoor companion. Includes a comprehensive selection of maps and map data for QLD, in addition to Memory-Map's extensive feature set. Chances are you'll never need to buy another bush map of anywhere in Queensland again.
Cape York Explorer Card
Going to the Cape and want more than a paper map to guide you? The Cape York Explorer Card offers Hema’s popular Cape York paper map in formats ready for use with your GPS tracking software, plus all the text from the original map in an easy-to-use format.
Top End & Gulf
Another beautiful map publication showing enormous detail of the Top End and Gulf region of Australia. The map shows all major and minor roads and tracks, most of which have been extensively field-checked using Hemas GPS mapping system. Aboriginal land is highlighted as are fuel and food stops.
Gulf Country
This map features the "Great Top Road" 4WD route stretching across the Gulf of Carpentaria from SW Cape York to Katherine in the Top End of NT including the magnificent Lawn Hill NP and bitumen Barkley Highway from Mt Isa to Tennant Creek.
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