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Penguin - TAS

Part of the main street of Penguin

The coast as Penguin

Telephone Box Library

Penguin Uniting Church

Town

Position

DEG: -41.11436 146.07065

DMS: 41º 06' 51.7" S 146º 04' 14.33" E

UTM: 55 G 5448132mN 421975mE

Altitude: 15.13m

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

222.52kms NorthWest of Hobart - Driving 309 km (3 hours 20 mins)
378.6kms South of Melbourne - Driving 489 km (20 hours 56 mins)

Address & Contact

Ironcliff Rd
Penguin TAS 7316

Phone: 03 6437 1421

Email: info@coasttocanyon.com.au

Web: https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/penguin-tas

Information

Penguin is the second largest town in the Central Coast Council area, second to Ulverstone. It has a population of around 3,500 and is an easy drive from Devonport of Burnie/Wynyard. It is on the coast with a good beech that is fringed by the waters of Bass Strait.

The town has a good commercial centre with most facilities that a holiday maker would want. Like many Tasmanian towns, it has its share of historic buildings the Uniting Church that is in the main street which was completed in 1903. Near the centre of town an old stand alone telephone kiosk has been turned into a small branch of the local library.

PlaceID	46090

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Burnie Port at 02/06:00am EST

Distance from Penguin 14.88km NW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
9.8°C	°C	%	°C	1031.9hPa	-mm	WSW	15km/hr 8knots	20km/hr 11knots

Closest Climatic Station

Burnie (Round Hill)

Distance from Penguin 11.95km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	21.1	21.3	20.0	17.7	15.3	13.5	12.7	13.1	14.3	15.9	17.8	19.5
Mean Min. °C	12.6	13.3	12.0	10.0	8.3	6.7	5.9	6.1	6.8	8.0	9.7	11.1
Mean Rain mm	44.3	44.2	51.5	74.4	92.8	102.0	122.8	110.3	88.0	84.8	68.7	63.9