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Oakey, Toowoomba, State of Queensland, Australia


Alternative Names:OKY, Oakey, Oaky
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia
Region:Toowoomba, State of Queensland, Australia
Latitude:27° 25' 58" S
Longitude:151° 43' 14" E
Lat/Long (dec):-27.43305,151.72063
Köppen climate type:Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Population:3,400 (2012)
Mindat Feature ID:2154656
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2154656:1
GUID:0
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Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Oakey, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia27° 26' 2" S151° 43' 14" E0.1km (0.1 miles)
Storeys Quarry, Oakey, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia27° 25' 51" S151° 43' 8" E0.3km (0.2 miles)
Glenvale quarry, Toowoomba Basalt, Main Range Volcanic Field, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia27° 34' 42" S151° 53' 20" E23.2km (14.4 miles)
Toowoomba Basalt, Main Range Volcanic Field, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia27° 34' 59" S151° 54' 0" E24.3km (15.1 miles)
Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia27° 34' 0" S151° 56' 59" E27.1km (16.8 miles)
Kaimkillenbun, Dalby, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia27° 3' 23" S151° 26' 2" E50.6km (31.4 miles)
Squaretop Mountain (Black top hill), Kaimkillenbun, Dalby, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia27° 0' 48" S151° 24' 57" E55.5km (34.5 miles)
Gatton Valley, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia27° 33' 49" S152° 15' 51" E55.6km (34.5 miles)
Black Duck Creek, Junction View, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia27° 48' 42" S152° 11' 0" E62.1km (38.6 miles)
Junction View, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia27° 48' 18" S152° 11' 25" E62.1km (38.6 miles)
Sunny South, Warwick goldfields, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia28° 1' 18" S151° 42' 54" E65.5km (40.7 miles)
Lady Caroline Mine, Warwick goldfields, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia28° 2' 48" S151° 38' 47" E68.7km (42.7 miles)
Depression Mine, Warwick goldfields, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia28° 2' 52" S151° 38' 55" E68.7km (42.7 miles)
Big Hill, Warwick goldfields, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia28° 3' 46" S151° 43' 55" E70.0km (43.5 miles)
Meandu Mine, South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia26° 49' 18" S151° 53' 56" E70.2km (43.6 miles)
Sultan & Taylor Mine, Warwick goldfields, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia28° 4' 13" S151° 46' 24" E71.1km (44.2 miles)
Australian Mine, Warwick goldfields, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia28° 4' 29" S151° 44' 31" E71.4km (44.4 miles)
St. Patrick Mine, Warwick goldfields, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia28° 5' 30" S151° 45' 59" E73.4km (45.6 miles)
St. Patrick North Mine, Warwick goldfields, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia28° 5' 32" S151° 46' 0" E73.4km (45.6 miles)
Laidley Creek, Gatton Valley, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia27° 45' 43" S152° 22' 17" E73.8km (45.9 miles)
Warwick goldfields, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia28° 6' 25" S151° 41' 4" E75.0km (46.6 miles)
Mount Gammie North Mine, Warwick goldfields, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia28° 6' 31" S151° 42' 29" E75.1km (46.7 miles)
Anzac Mine, Warwick goldfields, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia28° 6' 33" S151° 40' 7" E75.4km (46.8 miles)
Eldorado, Warwick goldfields, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia28° 6' 58" S151° 40' 37" E76.1km (47.3 miles)
Mount Goonneringerringgi, Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia26° 59' 48" S152° 30' 56" E92.4km (57.4 miles)
Main Range Volcanic Field, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia28° 5' 57" S152° 25' 5" E101.0km (62.7 miles)
Flinders Peak, Main Range Volcanic Field, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia27° 43' 52" S152° 46' 33" E109.2km (67.8 miles)
Governors Chair Volcanics, Main Range Volcanic Field, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia28° 13' 34" S152° 22' 52" E109.5km (68.1 miles)
Dinmore claypit, Dinmore, Ipswich City Shire, Queensland, Australia27° 36' 16" S152° 49' 43" E110.9km (68.9 miles)
Spoil dumps, Rhondda colliery, Ipswich City Shire, Queensland, Australia27° 37' 25" S152° 49' 59" E111.7km (69.4 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
AustraliaCountry
Clarence-Moreton Basin, AustraliaBasin
New England Orogen, AustraliaOrogen
Yarrol Province, New England Orogen, AustraliaGeologic Province
Queensland, AustraliaState
Toowoomba Region, Queensland, AustraliaRegion
Australian PlateTectonic Plate

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Australia, Queensland, Jondaryan - Pt B15.7.634.0.0.0
 
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