Location of Winton
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Middleton, 153.22kms E (170kms, 2hrs 10mins driving)
From
Muttaburra, 156.43kms W (201kms, 2hrs 25mins driving)
From
Richmond, 183.58kms S (230kms, 2hrs 51mins driving)
From
Jundah, 272.02kms N (375kms, 4hrs 47mins driving)
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Description of Winton
Winton is a large metropolis with shops, hotels, restaurants, hotels, and airfield and various attractions. The first performance public performance of Waltzing Matilda took place in Winton's North Gregory Hotel in 1895 and the town's major museum, the Matilda Centre is dedicated to the history surrounding this song and the time and life of the people of the day.
Rodeos and bush poetry competitions are popular annual events in Winton, keeping the bush traditions alive. Qantas' first board meeting also took place in Winton in 1921 so there's a museum called Qantilda Pioneer Place. A special bit of history is kept alive at the open-air Royal Theatre and visitors can enjoy a fun night of old movies, clips and memorabilia with damper and tea weekly.
115km south-west of town is
Lark Quarry, where fossilised footprints of dinosaurs are preserved showing a stampede from 100 million years ago. There is no
camping here but the adventurous with 4WDs might be able to find the ruins of the
Old Cork HS where there's an excellent camp on the banks of the Diamantina River. If you're heading towards
Diamantina Lakes NP or to
Boulia this is a great spot to spend a night off the bitumen and the jaunt through the dirt tracks makes a good alternative to the main tar from Winton -
Boulia, although it joins up near the coloured stacks.
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Weather & Climate for Winton
Closest Weather Station
Winton at 11:00 21 Nov EST
Distance from Winton 4.79km NE
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 37.3°C |
33.0°C |
20% |
10.6°C |
1009.8hPa |
0.0mm |
N |
24km/h
13knots |
33km/h
18knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Winton Post Office
Distance from Winton 1.07km S
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
37.6 | 36.2 | 35.1 | 32.1 |
27.7 | 24.7 | 24.4 | 26.9 |
31.0 | 34.7 | 37.1 | 38.2 |
| Mean Min. °C |
23.5 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 17.2 |
12.9 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 9.3 |
13.3 | 17.7 | 20.8 | 22.8 |
| Mean Rain mm |
81.3 | 86.5 | 53.5 | 22.1 |
20.6 | 18.5 | 15.0 | 6.6 |
8.7 | 18.4 | 30.6 | 50.0 |
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Treks passing Winton
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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Outback Way
Linking Laverton in WA to Winton in QLD, the Outback Way was coined to promote the development of a 'third strategic link' across Australia, and is fast becoming one of the most iconic outback tourism and adventure drives in the country.
Winton to Longreach
Beginning in the open plains around Winton and finishing at the historic aviation town of Longreach, this trek will take you through one of Queensland’s most remarkable outback country landscapes.
Recommended Reading for Winton
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.
SF5412 Winton
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.
Diamantina Lakes
This map covers the Birdsville - Boulia - Winton - Longreach - Windorah area.
The map is clear with symbols refering to textual information provided on the back of the map explaining each point of interest, surrounding flora and fauna.
Great Desert Tracks of Australia Map Pack
This map pack includes the six Great Desert Tracks Maps, together with the Simpson Desert map, all packaged in a hard-cover folder with clear pockets.
This map pack is designed to offer an additional benefit to the constant map user by providing better value than buying the maps individually.
Great Desert Tracks of Australia NE
This is just one map from the 6 map set of the Great Desert Tracks Map Pack. This particular map covers Simpson Desert, Plenty Hwy, Sandover Hwy and Channel Country.
Rockhampton to Longreach
In association with the Tourism Queensland, Hema Maps have produced this series of four maps covering major touring routes in and into Queensland. This map covers the area from Rockhampton to Longreach via Capricorn Highway.
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