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Fountain Springs Rest Area - QLD 

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Rubbish Bin,Tip Toilet Camp Free
PlaceID77890
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Latitude20.80027º S 20º 48' 0.97" S
Longitude139.9965º E 139º 59' 47.42" E
Altitude338m
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 Location of Fountain Springs Rest Area

From Mount Isa, 52.54kms E (60.0kms, 43mins driving) Driving Directions
From Cloncurry, 54.66kms W (61.0kms, 42mins driving) Driving Directions
From Dajarra, 111.25kms NE (203kms, 2hrs 36mins driving) Driving Directions
From Doomadgee, 340.28kms S (554kms, 8hrs 40mins driving) Driving Directions
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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.
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 ,

 Images of Fountain Springs Rest Area

1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1
1976 Ford Falcon XC 2 Door
1957 Chevrolet

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 Places within 5km

Mary Kathleen Swimming Pool - QLD [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.
Mary Kathleen - QLD [3.35km]  RatingRatingRatingRating
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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.

 Weather & Climate for Fountain Springs Rest Area

Closest Weather Station

Mount Isa at 16:30 22 Nov EST
Distance from Fountain Springs Rest Area 54.62km W
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
27.8°C 27.4°C 58% 19.0°C 1009.6hPa 11.2mm WSW 19km/h
10knots
26km/h
14knots

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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