For more detailed maps based on newer satellite and. Our postcode data is available to download for noncommercial and commercial use. Burketown is named after robert ohara burke who, along with a party of. The maps you download from qtopo contain the same information as traditional printed maps, and you can print these on a local printer or at a print shop. While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the queensland government and australian government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy.
The state of queensland department of transport and main roads 2016. This map only contains strategic touring routes and does not include. Burketown post office is a heritagelisted former post office at musgrave street, burketown, shire of burke, queensland, australia. Very high 95% chance of showers near the east coast, medium 50% chance elsewhere. Download or save the maps using the settings on your browser. Relocated in 1988 it originally stood on gregory street. Burketown is an isolated town and locality in the far northwestern shire of burke, queensland, australia. Burketown to broome to tennant creek burke and wills junction camooweal. The town is the administrative centre of the vast burke shire council. It was added to the queensland heritage register on 1 january 1993. Mapsandguidesqueenslandstatecontrolledroadsandregion maps. It is located 898km west of cairns on the albert river and savannah way in the area known as the gulf savannah.
The above map is based on satellite images taken on july 2004. It was designed by george connolly and built in 1887. The burketown post office, opening in july 1866, was closed in 1871, but reopened on a permanent basis in 1883. Check out the interactive map below to get to know the sunshine state a little bit better. To avoid any delays to your mail or deliveries, make sure you address it with the correct postcode. Burketown can feel like the end of the earth its a long drive from anywhere, a quiet old place where the horizon starts at the end of each street, and when the sun or rain beats down with the full force of the north, you wont find a soul on the streets. While installation work was undertaken, queensland governor sir henry wylie norman was shown over the site in april 1892, a highlight of his northern queensland tour. Councils planning scheme was developed through consultation with the burke shire community and with assistance from the state government of queensland.
Burketown has a semiarid climate koppen bsh, though closely bordering on a tropical savanna climate, characterised by hot, humid and wet summers and warm, extremely dry winters. Map of burketown, qld 4830 burketown is an isolated outback town and coastal locality in the shire of burke, queensland, australia. Camping and fishing access permits around burketown if you are camping or want to access private property around burketown that is managed by gangalidda garawa traditional owners, you will need a permit. Find all the transport options for your trip from brisbane to burketown right here. You can also try a different route while coming back by adding multiple destinations. This postcode finder is the quick and easy way to search and check postcodes for all suburbs and locations around australia.
Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 kmh becoming light in the evening. The best things to do in burketown 2020 with photos. Fuel cost of driving from burketown to karumba for cars with different fuel economy is shown. Take the journey on the discovery of the indigenous culture of the gangalidda and garawa aboriginal communities. This small town on the flat plains of the gulf near the albert river is really nothing more than a school, a pub, a couple of service stations, a council office, and some general stores. In the 2016 census, burketown had a population of 238 people. Queensland department of natural resources and mines subject. Burketown primary health care clinic queensland health. Burketown 100k map tile wetland area by habitat 2017. Burketown tourist information centre burketown queensland.
Map of available campsites plan burketown visitor centre. Colour map of queensland showing rivers, major locations, highways, railways. The burketown visitor centre is the onestopshop for tourist and visitor information in the burke shire. Satellite map shows the earths surface as it really looks like. Register now and get your own map homepage for free. However, remember that this route is not fully sealed, and parts are not in good condition. Check road conditions particularly in the wet season. Use the colourful icons to search for places to visit, events, things to see and. With the boilers in place by may 1892, the burketown boiling down works received 40 bullocks for its inaugural process. Burketown is known as the barramundi capital of australia and holds an annual barramundi fishing competition during easter each year.
Distance from burketown, qld to karumba, qld by driving and walking routes. Do you want to share your favourite placemarks with others. Burketown travel queensland, australia lonely planet. Burketown burketown is on the edge of the gulf of carpentaria in outback queensland. Queensland department of natural resources and mines subject colour map of queensland showing rivers, major locations, highways, railways, distances and route markers. List of streets in burketown qld click on street name to see the position on burketown street map. Great queensland drives legend adventure way australias country way capricorn way. For gazetted road names and accurate detail, please refer to a quality touring map. The queensland government no longer sells printed copies of topographic maps. Wetland mapping burketown 100k map tile 6862 department. Located at 87 musgrave street, the old post and telegraph office, one of burketowns first buildings, was constructed in 1887 and retains many of its original features. There is a fully sealed route to burketown on the a6 via julia creek. Travel guide and things to do for full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable javascript.
Gulf savannah visitors guide view online or download 15mb pdf. Burketown is an isolated town and coastal locality in the far northwestern shire of burke, queensland, australia. Burketown wetland regional e cosystem water bodi s other feature. A major challenge for burketown, from 1866, was the devastation caused by tropical disease, thought to be typhoid, resulting in a large proportion of the towns residents being relocated to sweers island, for up to eighteen months. History of escott station, north queensland in the year of 1864, a man named nat buchanan walked the first cattle to this area from bowen downs, near bowen in queensland. Look at burketown, burke, queensland, australia from different perspectives. Postcode for burketown, queensland postcodes australia. This satellite map of burketown is meant for illustration purposes only. The scheme was adopted by council at the january 2020 and has a commencement date of 7 february 2020. Brisbane to burketown 6 ways to travel via plane, and car. Colour map of queensland showing rivers, major locations, highways, railways, distances and. If you click on street name, you can see position on the map. Burketown lies on the legendary aroundaustralia highway 1. Provides access to australian weather forecasts, weather observations, flood warnings and high sea forecasts from each state and territory provided by the bureau of meteorology.
Burketown queensland posted on june 23, 2015 by dimcfarlane369 23062015 to allow us to stay on at the gregory river for a couple more days, we needed to replenish some grocery items, so we did a day trip north to burketown. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. For information on our enrolment process, please refer to the enrolments section. The shire of burke is a local government area in north west queensland, australia. Department of local government, racing and multicultural. Travel guide and things to do in and around burketown located on the savannah way, queensland. In the 2011 census, burketown had a population of 201 people. Rome2rio makes travelling from brisbane to burketown easy. Map of queensland map 1 north queensland coast map 2 central queensland coast map 3 capricorn and southern queensland coast maps 4 and 5 southwest queensland downs map 6 southeast queensland coast map 7 noosa and surrounding areas map 7a.
Burketown information centre by the independent australian good food. To find the return map from townsville to burketown, begin with entering start and end locations in calculator control and click on show return map. More travel resources available in the travel tips section. Guide to queensland roadsrest areas, caravan information and visitor information centres. Burketown proudly announces to the world that it is the barramundi capital of australia. Burke shire tourist information centre burketown queensland 4830. This place is situated in burke, queensland, australia, its geographical coordinates are 17 43 0 south, 9 34 0 east and its original name with diacritics is burketown. By now you have probably realised that queensland is pretty impressive. Use the colourful icons to search for places to visit, events, things. You can view route information for airlines that fly to burketown, compare the prices of both low cost and traditional airlines which fly to burketown and book your flights by clicking the links below. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds. It is also known as burketown tourist information centre. Local free maps maps of australia, queensland and the brisbane region in a4 size can be downloaded for your personal or inhouse use.
Burketown pub the most remote pub in australia and home of the world barramundi fishing championships in queenslands guld country. For more detailed maps based on newer satellite and aerial images switch to a detailed map view. Interactive map to help select where to camp and stay in burketown, gulf of carpentaria in queensland. The quality of the printed image will depend on the printer type, settings and paper.
Colour map of australia showing states, borders, rivers, highways and major locations. It is typical of the post and telegraph offices which were built in queensland in the late nineteenth century. The 3d satellite map represents one of many map types and styles available. Burketown boulia bedourie birdsville windorah quilpie charleville augathella cunnamulla thargomindah st george tenter. Burketown normanton cooktown whitsunday whitsunday group winton emerald blackall gladstone birdsville roma cunnamulla caloundra gold coast co. It is located 898 km west of cairns on the albert river and savannah way in the area known as the gulf savannah. Some would say that its bigger than ben hur were talking about 1. Tourist and visitor information burke shire council. Maps showing the locations of flood warning rainfall and river height stations for each river basin. Here are the instructions how to enable javascript in your web browser. To save the pdf or kml file right click on the button above and select the save option from the menu. Local government area boundaries of queensland department of.