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Fountain Springs Rest Area - QLD
PlaceID
77890
Latitude
20.80027º S 20º 48' 0.97" S
Longitude
139.9965º E 139º 59' 47.42" E
Altitude
0
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Description of Fountain Springs Rest Area
This is a very popular overnight Rest Area on the Barkly Hwy during the tourist season, It is 60.2klm from the Mount Isa KMart, and 60.8klm from the Cloncurry Shell Service Station.
It is only 250m from this Rest Area toward Cloncurry to the turn off to the Fountain Springs Falls.
And 3.6klm West to the Mary Kathleen Townsite.
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If you are there at the right time you could see these local Mt Isa cars shown below, the rest area is a favorite spot for the proud owners to put their cars on display ,
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Weather & Climate for Fountain Springs Rest Area
Closest Weather Station
Mount Isa at 10:30 08 Sep th rowspan="3">Date/Time
Distance from Fountain Springs Rest Area 54.62km W
Temperature
Feels Like
Rel. Humidity
Dew Point
Pressure
Rainfall
Wind Direction
Wind Speed
Gusts
24.9°C
18.7°C
19%
-0.2°C
1018.8hPa
0.0mm
ESE
22km/h
12knots
32km/h
17knots
Closest Climatic Station
Mount Isa Aero
Distance from Fountain Springs Rest Area 54.62km W
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Mean Max. °C
36.4
35.3
34.3
31.8
27.8
24.9
24.7
27.2
31.1
34.6
36.4
37.1
Mean Min. °C
23.8
23.5
21.8
18.6
14.0
10.1
8.6
10.3
14.3
18.5
21.4
23.0
Mean Rain mm
110.6
99.4
65.6
16.5
12.9
6.4
6.4
4.1
6.9
20.5
34.2
70.7
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Places within 5km of Fountain Springs Rest Area
Mary Kathleen Swimming Pool
[3.15km]
The swimming pool at Mary Kathleen is one of the amenities built by Mary Kathleen Uranium for its employees. Mary Kathleen - the Town Mary Kathleen Ghost town which was once an important mining centre. This famous mining town has been reduced to a bitumen road leading into the bush about 55 km from Mt Isa and 62 km from Cloncurry.
Mary Kathleen
[3.35km]
Place Name
Mary Kathleen Ghost town which was once an important mining centre. This famous mining town has been reduced to a bitumen road leading into the bush about 55 km from Mt Isa and 62 km from Cloncurry. The site is not marked but is on the northern side of the road. All that is left of the once thriving town is a series of old streets.
Mary Kathleen Swimming Pool
[3.15km]
Mary Kathleen
[3.35km]
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