The 25 November 2030 Total Solar Eclipse
in Queensland (QLD)

Overviews of the total eclipse path (grey shading) and some main roads in southern and southeastern Queensland (QLD). Click on the images for a bigger version.
On these maps the red contours are the Sun's altitude at maximum eclipse, and the dashed blue lines are partial eclipse % obscurations. See the following maps for detail of the eclipse. Brisbane has the closest international airport to the Queensland part of the eclipse path.



The total eclipse path through southern Queensland in more detail; beginning from the west. There are three views of each map area; click on the preview for a bigger version. All three views show:

• The total eclipse path as a grey band across the map, with a purple Centre Line and two purple boundaries (North limit and South limit). You will need to be inside this grey band to see a Total Solar Eclipse.
  If you're less than two kilometres outside the purple boundaries you will see a "Beaded" eclipse.
  Everywhere else on the maps sees a Partial eclipse.
• Towns within and near the total eclipse are labelled, for easier comparison of these maps with your other maps.
  
• The roads which feature in the duration graphs (below) are highlighted and labelled. Dark pink for sealed roads, dark orange for unsealed roads.
  
• All maps and eclipse times have been corrected for lunar and local topography, and assume Delta-T = 70.2 seconds. We've also suppressed known errors from Google Maps and Open Street Map.
  

The differences between each view are:

• First view shows total eclipse duration contours (in seconds) as dashed purple lines, and partial eclipse obscuration percentages as dashed blue lines.
  
• Second view show the (local) starting time of the total eclipse, in hh:mm:ss, using contours at 10 second intervals.
  
• Third view show the (local) ending time of the total eclipse using contours at 10 second intervals.
  

We tried showing all of this information combined onto single maps but it was too hard to read!



Eulo is not far inside the North limit of this eclipse:


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These road graphs plot driving distance in kilometres along a road -vs- the duration in seconds of total solar eclipse.
The durations were calculated for hundreds of points along each road, and an identifiable location (usually a road intersection) is chosen as zero km. Reset your vehicle's trip meter at this location and start driving to your chosen spot. No need for a GPS or navigation app. The graphs include road intersections and other identifiable features as a distance check.
All of the durations have been corrected for lunar and local topography, and assume Delta-T = 70.2 seconds. Driving distances between points were also corrected for any changes in height.

Some of the sealed roads in outback Queensland consist of a single lane of bitumen bordered on both sides by wide gravel or dirt shoulders. This is a money-saving design for minor roads that don't normally have much traffic; allowing a much greater length of road to be sealed. Easily recognised by travellers because (1) there is no painted centre line and (2) the bitumen isn't much wider than a truck. You drive along the single lane of bitumen until you see oncoming traffic. When that happens, you and the oncoming vehicle are both expected to slow down and move over to the left onto the unsealed road shoulders to pass by each other. Do NOT leave the bitumen at high speed -- you may lose control of your car. After passing each other, check the road ahead and if it's clear, return to the bitumen lane.
HOWEVER if the oncoming vehicle is a truck or a Road Train, YOU move your car over to the left and let the heavy vehicle stay on the bitumen lane! This avoids you being deluged by dust and flying stones from dozens of wheels passing by. Also the heavy vehicle is much less likely to sway suddenly or lose control -- and kill you in the collision.

Many roads in these regions are unsealed and you should check the weather forecasts and the current Outback road conditions before travelling on them. You will be prosecuted & fined $$ if you drive on an officially closed road. You may also become trapped out there and require a very expensive rescue.
Also note some car rental companies prohibit driving their vehicles on any unsealed roads at any time.

Beware -- many of these roads are also crossed by numerous intermittent creeks and floodways; and have low places that may collect water. Check the depth of any water over the roadway before driving through it. A shallow puddle may hide a very deep pothole, deep mud, missing pieces of road, or debris that punctures tyres or breaks your car. Flowing water more than 0.2 metre deep can push your car off the road. Four Wheel Drive or All Wheel Drive does not make you invincible.

Also beware of wandering sheep & cattle, and suicidally stupid wildlife, on these roads.

If you're not an experienced traveller then we highly recommend watching Visit Corner Country's excellent series of videos about driving safely in the Australian Outback.

Mitchell Highway, Balonne Highway + Adventure Way

Carnarvon Highway (A55), Leichhardt Highway (A5) and Warrego Highway (A2)

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7 day weather forecasts for Queensland, and for towns in/near this total eclipse (Bollon, Chinchilla, Cunnamulla, Miles, Roma, St George, Surat)
High resolution weather satellite images.

Cloud forecast maps and meteograms from Cloud Free Night, Meteologix and Skippy Sky.

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• Road conditions and traffic restrictions for Queensland.
  
  
• Weather radars homepage, high resolution weather satellite images and weather forecasts.
  
  
• Fuel prices and locations at Petrol Spy, or use their phone apps.
  
  
• Interactive map of RV Dump Points (for your caravan / motorhome toilet waste).
  
  
• Some tourism websites in Queensland:
  • Queensland tourism.
    
  • Outback Queensland tourism.
    
  • Bulloo Shire visitor information (Hungerford and Thargomindah)
    
  • Paroo Shire visitor information (Cunnamulla, Eulo and the Mitchell Highway).
    
  • Balonne Shire visitor information (St George, Bollon, the Balonne Highway, the Carnarvon Highway, and the Mitchell Saint George Road).
    
  • Maranoa Shire visitor information (Roma, Surat, Yuleba, the Carnarvon Highway, the Warrego Highway, and the Surat Developmental Road)
    
  • Western Downs Region visitor information (Miles, Chinchilla, Dulacca, Condamine, the Leichhardt Highway and the Warrego Highway)
    
• Aussie Towns contains descriptions of hundreds of Australian towns and localities.
  
  

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