Oodnadatta
Sign in to savethumb|Oodnadatta railway station during World War II Oodnadatta is a small, remote outback town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia, located north-north-west of the state capital of Adelaide by road or direct, at an altitude of . The unsealed Oodnadatta Track, an outback road popular with tourists, runs through the town.
Key facts
- Australian place.type
- town
- Australian place.name
- Oodnadatta
- Australian place.state
- SA
- Australian place.image
- The-Pink-Roadhouse-Oodnadatta.JPG
- Australian place.caption
- The Pink Roadhouse at Oodnadatta
- Australian place.established
- 30 October 1890 (town)8 February 2001 (locality)
- Australian place.postcode
- 5734
- Australian place.elevation
- 121
- Australian place.elevation_footnotes
- (railway station)
- Australian place.timezone
- ACST
- Australian place.utc
- +9:30
- Australian place.timezone dst
- ACST
- Australian place.utc dst
- +10:30
- Australian place.dist1
- 873
- Australian place.dir1
- N
- Australian place.location1
- Adelaide
- Australian place.dist2
- 544
- Australian place.footnotes
- LocationsAdjoining localities
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Origin of name
- History
- Telegraphs, camels and railways
- World War II
- 21st century
- Access, facilities, attractions
- Historic buildings
- Oodnadatta Aboriginal School
- Climate
- Governance
- Oodnadatta on Mars
- People
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Oodnadatta railway station during World War II Oodnadatta is a small, remote outback town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia, located north-north-west of the state capital of Adelaide by road or direct, at an altitude of . The unsealed Oodnadatta Track, an outback road popular with tourists, runs through the town.
Town facilities include a hotel, caravan park, post office, general stores, police station, hospital, fuel and minor mechanical repairs. The old railway station now serves as a museum. From the 1880s to the 1930s, Oodnadatta was a base for camel drivers and their animals, which provided cartage when the railway was under construction and along outback tracks before roads were established.