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Somerset - TAS

Town

Position

DEG: -41.04301 145.82884

DMS: 41º 02' 34.84" S 145º 49' 43.83" E

UTM: 55 G 5455808mN 401567mE

Altitude: 27.94m

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

239.36kms NorthWest of Hobart
366.16kms South of Melbourne

Address & Contact

32 Pelissier St
Somerset TAS 7322

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: N/A

Information

Somerset is located on the estuary of the western bank of the Cam River midway between the township of Wynyard and the city of Burnie. At one time it was a town in its own right but is now practically a satellite suburb of the city of Burnie. In 1856 the settlement was named in honour of the Earl of Somerset. In earlier times it was also known as ‘Port Maldon’ and ‘The Cam’, with the latter name being used well into the 20th century.
By the turn of the 20th century, the name, Somerset, was generally known by residents as applied to a little township eight kilometres west of Burnie. In former years this town was invariably known as the Cam, which is really the name of a river on whose banks the town of Somerset stands. It was a long time in the making before the name of Somerset caught on after having its crown land parceled out in 1845 in the “township of Somerset.” Today Somerset forms part of the Burnie-Somerset urban area.

PlaceID	46056

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TrekNotes Near This Place (1)

Strahan to Wynyard via Murchison Hwy

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Burnie Port at 02/07:30am EST

Distance from Somerset 7.25km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
10.2°C	°C	%	°C	1032.3hPa	-mm	WSW	7km/hr 4knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Elliott Research Station

Distance from Somerset 6.47km SW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	20.4	20.9	19.3	16.5	13.9	11.8	11.1	11.7	13.1	15.1	16.7	18.5
Mean Min. °C	10.9	11.7	10.7	8.7	7.1	5.2	4.4	4.7	5.4	6.5	8.0	9.4
Mean Rain mm	48.6	54.7	56.4	91.8	119.6	131.3	156.9	151.9	119.6	106.4	78.0	76.0