Maytown
in Cook Shire of Queensland, Australia
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Laura Airport (36 mi) - Wrotham Park Airport (46 mi)
- Koolburra Airport (55 mi)
- New Laura Airport (60 mi)
- Cooktown Airport (73 mi)
- Chillagoe Airport (77 mi)
- Drumduff Airport (84 mi)
- Bolwarra Airport (93 mi)
- Wet Tropics of Queensland (Unesco heritage, 126 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -16.050 and 144.283 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -16° 2' 59" and E 144° 16' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - AUD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:59 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:40 am and 6:37 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 17.050 and -25.333 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Botija - References
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- This place on Geonames.org
Discover Maytown
Maytown in Cook Shire (Queensland) is a place in Australia about 1,362 mi (or 2,192 km) north of Canberra, the country's capital city.
Current time in Maytown is now 07:59 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Australia / Brisbane with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 8 airports near Maytown. The closest airport in Australia is Laura Airport in a distance of 36 mi (or 58 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Wet Tropics of Queensland in a distance of 126 mi (or 203 km), North.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F
| Morning Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
| Night Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 73% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 9% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
27°C (81 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
27°C (80 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
27°C (81 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Maytown, Queensland
Maytown was the main settlement on the Palmer River goldfields in Far North Queensland. It is now a ghost town. Originally named Edwardstown, the town was settled in the early 1870s. In 1900, the town had a population of 674, nearly two thirds of whom were Chinese gold miners. The town was largely abandoned by 1945.
Palmer River
The Palmer River is a river southwest of Cooktown in northeastern Australia. It was the site of a gold rush in the late 19th century which started in 1872. The Palmer River flows west across Cape York to the Gulf of Carpentaria, via the Mitchell River. Its headwaters are the Sussex Range, near the Palmer River Roadhouse, south of Lakeland.
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