Map of Katherine, NT

Katherine on the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory is a town about 270km southeast of Darwin (show me). With a population of around 6,700, Katherine is a medium sized town for Australia. Katherine is at an altitude of approximately 110m. The nearest sea is the Timor Sea which is part of the Indian Ocean about 240km north of Katherine.

Katherine is on the Katherine River.

The nearest more populous place is the city of Palmerston which is 260km away with a population of around 21,000 (show me a map with Katherine and Palmerston).

Katherine is in the ninth most popular region in the Northern Territory with overseas tourists.

Bonzle users have said that the facilities at Katherine include an airstrip / landing strip, caravan park, caravan park or parks, fire station, health centre, hospital, library, medical centre, police station and service station. Do you know of other facilities available at Katherine? Is this list accurate? Contribute your knowledge by clicking here.

Bonzle users have reported that bananas, cardamom, cashews, chilli, coffee, cumin, curry tree, custard apples, fig, grapefruit, lemons, limes, lychees, macadamia nuts, mandarins, mangoes, pawpaw, pomegranate, rockmelon and watermelon grow at Katherine. Are you a keen gardener? Do you know of other plants that grown in Katherine? Is this list accurate? Contribute your knowledge by clicking here.

Do you know whether any feral animals, insects and weeds have invaded Katherine? Contribute your knowledge by clicking here.

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Katherine Aerial View
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