Lightning Ridge
in Walgett of New South Wales, Australia
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Lightning Ridge Airport (2 mi) - Collarenebri Airport (37 mi)
- Walgett Airport (43 mi)
- Dirranbandi Airport (60 mi)
- Brewarrina Airport (79 mi)
- Bollon Airport (99 mi)
- St George Airport (102 mi)
- Coonamble Airport (110 mi)
- Lightning Ridge Golf Club (Golf course, 0 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -29.427 and 147.979 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -29° 25' 38" and E 147° 58' 43"
- 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: 09:34 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:34 am and 5:36 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 36.950 and -25.167 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Areias - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Discover Lightning Ridge
Lightning Ridge in Walgett (New South Wales) with it's 2,685 citizens is a city in Australia about 410 mi (or 660 km) north of Canberra, the country's capital city.
Local time in Lightning Ridge is now 09:34 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Australia / Sydney with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Lightning Ridge. The closest airport in Australia is Lightning Ridge Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like golfing, there is an option about 0 mi (or 0 km). away. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Carrolls Creek, Katoomba, , and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 45% |
| Air Pressure | 1026 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
24°C (75 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
23°C (74 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
20°C (68 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Sonjas Bed and Breakfast
Videos from this area
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Lightning Ridge, New South Wales
Lightning Ridge is a town in north-western New South Wales, Australia, in Walgett Shire, near the southern border of Queensland. The Lightning Ridge area is a world epicentre of the mining of black opals and other opal gemstones. Lightning Ridge has the largest known deposits of black opals in the world. The name Lightning Ridge is said to have originated when in the 1870s some passers by found the bodies of a farmer, his dog and 600 sheep which had been struck by lightning.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Lightning Ridge, LHG, Лайтнинг Ридж
