Richmond Hill, Queensland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Richmond Hill, in the Charters Towers Regional local government area.
| Locality | Richmond Hill |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Charters Towers Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -20.06349 |
| Longitude | 146.26908 |
| Area | 4.3 km² |
| Postcode | 4820 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1072 km northwest |
Richmond Hill is a locality in the Charters Towers Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 4.3 km². It lies approximately 1072 km northwest of Brisbane. Richmond Hill is located at 20.0635°S, 146.2691°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4820. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Richmond Hill rises from the Queensland landscape, a place where the dry earth holds a quiet tenacity. It lies 96.6 km south-south-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 209°T), and is situated 1.8 km north-east of Charters Towers City. The land here is a study in muted ochres and sun-bleached greens, a broad expanse that rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible, swell. Scattered eucalyptus trees, their silver-green leaves rustling like whispered secrets, punctuate the horizon, offering slivers of shade against the relentless, golden sun. The air itself feels thin and warm, carrying the faint scent of dry grass and the distant, almost mournful, cry of a bird. This is a country that demands a certain resilience, a stoic acceptance of the elements, where the sky is an immense, unbroken canvas of brilliant blue.
The story of Richmond Hill is interwoven with the enduring spirit of the Charters Towers region, a place shaped by the ebb and flow of resource booms. While the grander ambitions of gold rushes may have receded, the land continues to sustain, primarily through grazing cattle on the vast properties that stretch outwards. The character of Richmond Hill is one of quiet perseverance, a community that understands the value of hard work and neighbourly support. The local economy, though modest, is anchored in the pastoral industry, a lifeblood that has kept the wheels turning for generations. There is a tangible connection to the land, a sense that the lives lived here are a continuation of a long and unbroken narrative, played out under the vast, watchful sky.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Richmond Hill, Queensland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Richmond Hill, in the Charters Towers Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Richmond Hill includes the postcode (4820), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Charters Towers Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Richmond Hill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |