town of Parkes
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The town of Parkes is a regional Australian township in New South Wales best known for its iconic radio telescope and annual Elvis Presley Festival.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parkes | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| distanceFromSydney | approximately 350 kilometres west ⓘ |
| economicRole | regional service centre for surrounding rural area ⓘ |
| festivalMonth | January ⓘ |
| governingBody | Parkes Shire Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent | Parkes Elvis Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
high school
ⓘ
primary schools ⓘ |
| hasFacility | regional airport ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | heritage-listed buildings in town centre ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
agriculture
ⓘ
mining ⓘ transport and logistics ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Henry Parkes statue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parkes Observatory radio telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedia |
local newspaper
ⓘ
local radio stations ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | local historical museum ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent | Parkes Elvis Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | Parkes Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
local parks
ⓘ
sporting facilities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
annual Elvis Presley Festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
radio telescope ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Parkes Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Inland New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Goobang Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir Henry Parkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestLargeCentre | Dubbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observatoryContribution | support for Apollo 11 Moon landing communications ⓘ |
| observatoryOperator | CSIRO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observatoryRole | radio astronomy research ⓘ |
| populationRange | between 10,000 and 20,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| postcode | 2870 ⓘ |
| railJunction | Inland Rail corridor vicinity ⓘ |
| region | Central West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
Condobolin via Henry Parkes Way
ⓘ
Forbes via Newell Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| timezone | AEST ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | AEDT ⓘ |
| transport |
Newell Highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railway connection to Sydney ⓘ |
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