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Fountain Springs Rest Area - QLD 

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PlaceID77890
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Latitude20.80027º S 20º 48' 0.97" S
Longitude139.9965º E 139º 59' 47.42" E
Altitude0
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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 ,
1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1
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1976 Ford Falcon XC 2 Door
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1957 Chevrolet
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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
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
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
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 36.435.334.331.8 27.824.924.727.2 31.134.636.437.1
Mean Min. °C 23.823.521.818.6 14.010.18.610.3 14.318.521.423.0
Mean Rain mm 110.699.465.616.5 12.96.46.44.1 6.920.534.270.7

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 Places within 5km of Fountain Springs Rest Area

Mary Kathleen Swimming Pool [3.15km]  
Point of Interest 
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.
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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.

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