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Coober Pedy - SA  RatingRatingRatingRatingRating

Populated Place Town
Service Station,Roadhouse Caravan Park Airstrip Fuel Water Supply Pub Mine Food,Shopping Police Station Resort,Motel
PlaceID40633
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Latitude28.99736º S 28º 59' 50.5" S
Longitude134.7586º E 134º 45' 30.98" E
Altitude189
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 Description of Coober Pedy
Outback opal mining town located on Stuart Hwy 840km from Adelaide and 690 from Alice Springs. Visit underground shops and mines then do the loop drive out to the Breakaways
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Mullock heaps north of town
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Part of Coober Pedy
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Opal Vacuum Machine
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An underground museum in Coober Pedy (1999)
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An underground motel in Coober Pedy (1999)
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A room in the underground motel
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 Weather & Climate for Coober Pedy

Closest Weather Station

Oodnadatta at 15:30 22 Nov CDT
Distance from Coober Pedy 173.77km NE
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
23.6°C 20.4°C 30% 5.1°C 1009.2hPa 0.0mm S 11km/h
6knots		 19km/h
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Closest Climatic Station

Coober Pedy Airport
Distance from Coober Pedy 5.45km SW
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 36.235.631.627.1 22.118.518.320.7 25.528.231.834.2
Mean Min. °C 21.921.718.114.1 10.07.06.47.6 11.313.817.519.9
Mean Rain mm 18.312.42.36.4 3.914.96.18.2 9.012.010.716.3

 What Others Say about Coober Pedy
  Sunday, 12 October 2008   SarahR   RatingRatingRatingRatingRating
What an amazing place
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 Treks passing Coober Pedy
Anne Beadell Highway Anne Beadell Highway
An inland alternative to travelling the Nullarbor, the Anne Beadell trek offers remoteness, isolation and unique vegetation and wildlife. [Feature Story]
Painted Desert Painted Desert
The Painted Desert has to be the highlight of the South Australian Desert experience. This trek from Coober Pedy takes as little as one day, but if you are a photographer or painter, you may choose to spend an entire week in the Painted Desert.

 Places within 5km of Coober Pedy
Jewellers Shop [1.18km]  
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Hospital Grounds Coober Pedy [2.39km]  
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Hypo Hill [2.69km]  
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Boot Hill Cemetery [2.83km]  
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Hopeful Hill [4.09km]  
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 Recommended Reading for Coober Pedy
Natmap Digital Maps 2008 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.
$99.00 [Add to Cart]Latest Edition
SH5302 Murloocoppie SH5302 Murloocoppie
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.
$10.00 [Add to Cart]Allow 2 weeks for delivery
SH5306 Coober Pedy SH5306 Coober Pedy
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.
$10.00 [Add to Cart]Allow 2 weeks for delivery
Oodnadatta Track Oodnadatta Track
This map covers the Oodnadatta Track from Lyndhurst to Oodnadatta via Marree, Lake Eyre, William Creek and Algebuckina.The Oodnadatta Track closely follows a major Aboriginal trade route, the Overland Telegraph Line and the Old Ghan Line.
South Australia South Australia
This double sided road map of South Australia features a comprehensive map of the state on one side and the Flinders Ranges and the South East on the other. This easy to read fully indexed map features national parks, places of interest plus more.
South Australia (Polyart Paper) South Australia (Polyart Paper)
This double sided road map of South Australia features a comprehensive map of the state on one side and the Flinders Ranges and the South East on the other. This easy to read fully indexed map features national parks, places of interest plus more.
Great Desert Tracks of Australia Map Pack 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 SC Great Desert Tracks of Australia SC
This is just one map from the 6 map set of the Great Desert Tracks Map Pack. This particular map covers Googs Track, Nullarbor Plain, Connie Sue Hwy, Anne Beadell Hwy.
$14.95 [Add to Cart]Latest Edition

 Important Notes
Whilst indicating location of water supplies, ExplorOz makes no recommendation with regard to the quality of water for drinking purposes. We strongly recommend that when travelling you take ample supplies of water from reliable drinking water sources.