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  Nyngan   NSW  2825
Population: 2250,  
Height above sea level: 173,  
Latitude: 31.33.54,   Longitude: 147.11.45
Location:  600km west of Sydney
Highway: Mitchell Hwy (71)and Barrier Hwy (24) 
Nearest Major Town: Sydney 580 E
Nearest Airport: Nyngan
Touring Area: Outback
Medium size town in the west on the Bogan River. Inundated by floodwaters in 1990, a helicopter was used to evacuate the people. One now stands in a park in the main street as a reminder. Accommodation, plenty of shops.

Helicopter in the park.
To see a map of the town, click on the top map, for a map of the area, click on the bottom map, for more information about the town, click on the photograph.
© Copyright Peter W. Wilkins 2006