Location of Hughenden
From
Richmond, 110.48kms E (115kms, 1hr 19mins driving)
From
Pentland, 129.39kms W (141kms, 1hr 37mins driving)
From
Muttaburra, 197.73kms N (210kms, 2hrs 40mins driving)
From
Georgetown, 291.74kms S (437kms, 5hrs 37mins driving)
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Description of Hughenden
Hughenden is the business and commercial centre of the Flinders Shire. Other townships within the Shire are Prairie, Torrens Creek and Stamford. Hughenden is situated on the banks of
Queensland longest river, the Flinders and is located on the Overlander's Way (Flinders Highway).
Hughenden has direct road access to a number of major centres and tourist attractions within the region. A major highway links Hughenden to Townsville (376km) and
Mount Isa (519km) with a southern sealed road access via the Dinosaur Way to
Winton and
Longreach. For those wanting to travel north there is a good gravel and sealed road to the
Atherton Tablelands and
Cairns.
'The Hughenden area 100 million years ago, was on the edge of a shallow inland sea that extended from what is now the Gulf of Carpentaria through to
South Australia.
Australia was joined to Antarctica, but there were no polar
ice caps at this time and the world climate was quite warm. Large marine reptiles called Icthyosaurus and Plesiosaurs swam in the inland sea while on land dinosaurs such as Muttaburrasaurus and the long necked Austrosaurus browsed on the vegetation amongst conifers, cycads and ferns. Most of the remains of Muttaburrasaurus came from two individuals. The first was found in 1962 near
Muttaburra where it derives its name and the other in 1987 near Hughenden. Their bones were preserved because the carcases had been washed into the sea and became buried in the mud which protected them from destruction.'
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Weather & Climate for Hughenden
Closest Weather Station
Hughenden at 20:00 08 Nov EST
Distance from Hughenden 4.39km NE
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 29.7°C |
27.8°C |
33% |
11.7°C |
1014.9hPa |
0.0mm |
ENE |
13km/h
7knots |
17km/h
9knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Richmond Post Office
Distance from Hughenden 110.64km W
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
36.9 | 35.7 | 34.9 | 32.7 |
29.0 | 26.1 | 25.9 | 28.5 |
32.2 | 35.8 | 37.5 | 38.1 |
| Mean Min. °C |
23.0 | 22.5 | 20.7 | 17.1 |
13.0 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 10.0 |
13.8 | 18.0 | 20.8 | 22.4 |
| Mean Rain mm |
120.2 | 103.7 | 61.1 | 22.5 |
15.5 | 15.8 | 9.5 | 4.3 |
6.4 | 16.5 | 29.8 | 70.0 |
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