Location of Marble Bar
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Nullagine, 88.48kms NW (113kms, 1hr 28mins driving)
From
Port Hedland, 151.6kms SE (199kms, 2hrs 43mins driving)
From
Bidyadanga Community, 348.62kms SW (556kms, 6hrs 33mins driving)
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Description of Marble Bar
Marble Bar, is a town and rock formation in the
Pilbara region of north-western
Western Australia. It is well known for its extremely hot
weather.The town was officially gazetted in 1893 following the discovery of gold in the area in 1890. The name Marble Bar was derived from a nearby jasper bar, known as Marble Bar, which runs across the bed of the Coongan River.
It had a railway connecting with
Port Hedland up until the early 1950's, which can be seen as a narrow gauge precursor to the network of standard gauge iron-ore railways that have since been created across the
Pilbara.
It is known as 'the hottest town in
Australia' a fact which is still recorded by the Guinness Book of Records. For 161 consecutive days to 20 April 1924 the temperature in the town never dropped below 100°F (37.8°C). This record still stands after nearly seventy years.
Facilities in town include a Caravan Park, a Hotel, the Travellers Stop. A little further out the back of town is Chinaman's Pool and
Marble Bar Pool - natural watering holes suitable for swimming where you can also see the Jasper outcrop from which the town took its name. 7km out of town you'll find the Comet Gold Mine, which today operates as a museum and tourist centre.
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Weather & Climate for Marble Bar
Closest Weather Station
Marble Bar at 10:00 21 Nov WST
Distance from Marble Bar 0.78km SE
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 29.9°C |
24.1°C |
17% |
2.2°C |
1012.2hPa |
0.0mm |
ESE |
22km/h
12knots |
32km/h
17knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Pardoo Station
Distance from Marble Bar 119.45km N
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
36.4 | 35.4 | 36.1 | 35.3 |
31.6 | 28.3 | 27.9 | 30.0 |
32.6 | 35.3 | 36.6 | 36.0 |
| Mean Min. °C |
25.8 | 25.8 | 24.4 | 21.5 |
17.3 | 14.8 | 12.8 | 13.6 |
16.0 | 19.6 | 21.9 | 24.9 |
| Mean Rain mm |
59.6 | 74.8 | 64.0 | 20.0 |
25.2 | 27.1 | 9.7 | 5.1 |
2.8 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 23.1 |
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Treks passing Marble Bar
East Pilbara Diversion
A great alternative trip avoiding the highways that is both a shortcut and very scenic. Shay Gap to Marble Bar and then along the Ripon Hills and Skull Springs loop around Carrawine Gorge and Eel Pool.
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Recommended Reading for Marble Bar
Raster 50K Pilbara WA - DVD
The 399 map images on the Raster 50K Pilbara DVD are digital scans of Geoscience Australia’s 1:50,000 topographical map series that covers most of the Pilbara region of north-west W.A in addition to major offshore islands and reefs.
Western Australia Road and 4WD Atlas
Hema’s brand new Western Australia Road and 4WD Atlas contains
147 pages of detailed mapping all presented in an easy-to-read B4
coil-bound format.
The South West region is covered with 96 pages
of all-new mapping, at a scale of 1:250 000. The rest of the state is
drawn from Hema’s best-selling regional maps, at a scale of 1:1 000 000.
Pilbara and Coral Coast Explorer Card
Going to the Pilbara or the Coral Coast and want more than a paper map to guide you? The Pilbara and Coral Coast Explorer Card offers Hema’s popular Pilbara and Coral Coast 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.
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.
SF5008 Marble Bar
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.
Pilbara - Streetsmart
Detailed map including camping areas, caravan parks, picnic areas and covers major towns and attractions in the Pilbara area. Covers Dampier, Karratha, Newman, Onslow, Port Hedland, South Hedland, Tom Price and Wickham to Point Samson.
Pilbara and Coral Coast
One of the last great frontiers in Australia, the Pilbara is real 4WD country. This map has been field-checked using Hemas GPS mapping system and includes tracks and roads that have never before appeared on maps.
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