Birdsville Hotel 03-05-1985
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Service Station,Roadhouse Caravan Park Airstrip Rubbish Bin,Tip Fuel Water Supply Toilet Pub Food,Shopping Water Body,River,Stream,Falls Camp Fee Police Station Medical Services
PlaceID1820
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Latitude25.89903º S 25º 53' 56.51" S
Longitude139.3534º E 139º 21' 12.22" E
Altitude37
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 Location of Birdsville
From Innamincka, 247.01kms NW (510kms, 8hrs 46mins driving) Driving Directions
From Windorah, 335.07kms W (386kms, 4hrs 58mins driving) Driving Directions
From Boulia, 336.72kms S (382kms, 4hrs 51mins driving) Driving Directions
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 Description of Birdsville

Birdsville is a small town located in Western Queensland, Australia. The town is located 1590 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 720 kilometres south of the city of Mount Isa. Birdsville is situated on the edge of the Simpson Desert, and the climate is very arid.

Birdsville is located in the Diamantina Shire, which has a population of 326 persons (Census 2001).
The Birdsville Track extends 514 kilometres from Marree in South Australia through the Strzelecki Desert before ending at Birdsville.

The town is nowadays famous for the legendary annual Birdsville Races, which are held in September in aid of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. The tiny town population is swelled to many thousands for the two day event, and hundreds of aircraft often fill the town's airstrip.

Also home to a 150 kW Geothermal Power Station. Water is extracted from the Great Artesian Basin (at 98 °C) before being vaporised into steam, producing energy for the town.
Birdsville Hotel 2003
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Royal Hotel 03-05-1985
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Inside Track meets Outside 1986
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Birdsville sign
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Birdsville pub and airport
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Birdsville Auto Centre 2005
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Green Lizard Bar at Birdsville Hotel
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Birdsville Hotel 2005
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The Birdsville racecourse (1999)
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 Weather & Climate for Birdsville

Closest Weather Station

Birdsville at 21:00 08 Jan EST
Distance from Birdsville 0.64km W
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
32.7°C 29.1°C 30% 12.9°C 1007.3hPa 0.2mm S 24km/h
13knots		 30km/h
16knots

Closest Climatic Station

Moomba Airport
Distance from Birdsville 258.36km S
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 38.337.034.029.2 23.520.119.422.5 27.429.934.136.4
Mean Min. °C 24.523.820.515.9 10.87.56.68.4 12.715.819.522.2
Mean Rain mm 16.925.310.87.8 10.811.318.74.8 14.411.813.016.1

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 Treks passing Birdsville
Simpson Desert WAA Line Simpson Desert WAA Line
This track is similar to the French Line and although it has smaller dunes, it is very picturesque especially after rain. While in this area take a look at the Knolls, which is a scenic but fragile part of the Simpson so please stay on the track. [Feature Story]
Simpson Desert French Line Simpson Desert French Line
The French Line is the most direct route across the desert and traverses directly across the tops of over 1200 red sand dunes, with Big Red being the major challenge.
Simpson Desert Simpson Desert
The Simpson Desert can be crossed via the French Line, WAA line or Rig Road. This trek provides a route using a combination of all 3 routes.
Walkers Crossing Walkers Crossing
Route for driving between Birdsville and Innamincka through the flood plain country of the nothern overlow of the Cooper Creek before rising onto the Sturt Stony Desert on the Birdsville Track.
Birdsville Track Birdsville Track
The Birdsville Track runs south from Birdsville to Maree and passes through the Sturt Stony Desert. It is an extremely remote region but is strikingly beautiful in its harshness.
Inside Track Inside Track
The Inside Track was gazetted as a public road on 16th January 2002 and provides an alternative route that is also 35km shorter than the main Birdsville Track.
Cordillo Downs Cordillo Downs
This is the main route from Innamincka to Birdsville. The track is about 420km and conditions vary greatly. The countryside is a seemingly endless gibber plain but this is Australia's prime cattle country - the Channel Country.
Hay River Hay River
Suitable only to 4WDers with a strong sense of adventure and experience in remote desert travel. This track is largely unmarked and good map-reading skills are essential.
Simpson Desert via Geosurveys Hill Simpson Desert via Geosurveys Hill
From the stone workings of our ancient aboriginal past to the routes undertaken for the old oil exploration surveys, this very remote one-way trek starting at Mount Dare to Birdsville is for experienced desert travellers ONLY.

 Places within 5km of Birdsville
Birdsville Caravan Park [0.25km]  RatingRatingRatingRating
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Birdsville Caravan Park Florence Street Birdsville 4482 Phone 07 4656 3214 Fax 07 4656 3205
Birdsville Airstrip [0.57km]  
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Birdsville Tk & Birdsville Dev Rd [3.27km]  
Junction,Intersection,Turn Off 
Main 'T' intersection with Birdsville Track & Birdsville Developmental Road.
Diamantina River [4.36km]  
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 Recommended Reading for Birdsville
Natmap Digital Maps 2008 Natmap Digital Maps 2008
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 is the next generation of Geoscience Australia's popular NATMAP Raster 1:250 000 scale topographic digital maps. NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 are exact digital copies of Geoscience Australia's NATMAP topographic maps. They cover the whole of Australia at 1:250 000 scale, and are current to 2006.
$99.00 [Add to Cart]Latest Edition
SG5405 Birdsville SG5405 Birdsville
This 1:250K topographic paper map covers an area about 150km from east to west and 110km from north to south (1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude). The map contains natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours (interval 50m), localities and some administrative boundaries.
$10.00 [Add to Cart]Allow 2 weeks for delivery
The Plenty and Sandover Highways The Plenty and Sandover Highways
The Plenty & Sandover Highways allow the most direct access from Alice Springs to Boulia, Mt Isa and other parts of western Queensland.
Simpson Desert Trip Planning Map Simpson Desert Trip Planning Map
This is the revised Simpson Desert Map designed for Trip Planning use. On one side is the map containing GPS points, whilst on the other is information about each point of interest, track information and services available.
Birdsville & Strzelecki Tracks Birdsville & Strzelecki Tracks
This magnificent area of outback Australia stretches from Betoota in the north, through Birdsville and south to Marree. The map also covers routes from Birdsville to Innamincka and Cameron Corner to Tibooburra in NSW, a popular entry point to this region north of Broken Hill.
$8.50 [Add to Cart]Latest Edition
Birdsville & Strzelecki Track Birdsville & Strzelecki Track
This magnificent area of outback Australia stretches from Betoota in the north, through Birdsville and south to Marree. The map also covers routes from Birdsville to Innamincka and Cameron Corner to Tibooburra in NSW, a popular entry point to this region north of Broken Hill.
$8.50 $5.95 [Not Available]
Diamantina Lakes Diamantina Lakes
This map covers the Birdsville - Boulia - Winton - Longreach - Windorah area. The map is clear with symbols refering to textual information provided on the back of the map explaining each point of interest, surrounding flora and fauna.
South Australia South Australia
This double sided road map of South Australia features a comprehensive map of the state on one side and the Flinders Ranges and the South East on the other. This easy to read fully indexed map features national parks, places of interest plus more.

 Important Notes
Whilst indicating location of water supplies, ExplorOz makes no recommendation with regard to the quality of water for drinking purposes. We strongly recommend that when travelling you take ample supplies of water from reliable drinking water sources.
Whilst indicating location of water bodies, ExplorOz makes no recommendation with regard to the quality of water for drinking purposes. We strongly recommend that when travelling you take ample supplies of water from reliable drinking water sources.