Location of Sandstone
From
Leinster, 137.88kms W (153kms, 3hrs 9mins driving)
From
Mount Magnet, 142.11kms E (155kms, 2hrs 0mins driving)
From
Meekatharra, 173.86kms SE (193kms, 4hrs 6mins driving)
From
Menzies, 253.73kms NW (384kms, 6hrs 4mins driving)
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Description of Sandstone
Located 157 km east of
Mount Magnet and 661 km north of
Perth, Sandstone is a heritage town in the lower
Murchison District. The landscape although harsh, is picturesque with numerous breakaways.
Sandstone started life as a boom goldrush town in the late 1890s but by 1919 it had become a virtual ghost town. Consequently the history of the town is very much the history of the East
Murchison - the discovery of gold, the sudden influx of miners, the dreams of a town that would last forever, the sudden decline in the goldfields, the disappearance of the population, and the town settling down to become a small centre for the surrounding pastoral leases.
Sandstone once again supports mining but now also tourism.
Visitors today will enjoy a few heritage buildings in the main street and a wonderful self-drive Heritage Trail (get maps from
post office). Simply follow the signs on good dirt road to view the Brewery, State Battery,
London Bridge, & Contradiction Well.
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Weather & Climate for Sandstone
Closest Weather Station
Bulga Downs at 15:00 07 Nov WST
Distance from Sandstone 71.53km SE
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 35.0°C |
29.9°C |
13% |
3.2°C |
-hPa |
0.0mm |
NW |
19km/h
10knots |
-km/h
-knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Yeelirrie
Distance from Sandstone 110.87km NE
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
37.7 | 35.8 | 33.2 | 28.7 |
23.4 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 21.4 |
25.7 | 29.7 | 32.9 | 36.2 |
| Mean Min. °C |
22.0 | 21.1 | 18.3 | 13.9 |
8.3 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
7.9 | 12.2 | 16.2 | 19.9 |
| Mean Rain mm |
28.4 | 30.6 | 32.1 | 24.9 |
25.8 | 23.6 | 17.5 | 13.1 |
4.3 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 19.1 |
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