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Eaglehawk Neck - TAS

Pirates Bay to the east

Eaglehawk Bay to the west.

Town

Position

DEG: -43.01962 147.92264

DMS: 43º 01' 10.63" S 147º 55' 21.5" E

UTM: 55 G 5236593mN 575179mE

Altitude: 16.08m

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

50.55kms East of Hobart
630.14kms SouthEast of Melbourne

Address & Contact

9 Lyne St
Eaglehawk Neck TAS 7179

Phone: +613 616 55334

Email: reception@tourism.tas.gov.au

Web: https://www.discovertasmania.com.au/about/regions-of-tasmania/hobart-and-south/eaglehawk-neck

Information

the small town of Eaglehawk Neck is the most northern settlement on the Tasman Peninsula. It takes its name from the narrow isthmus that joins the Tasman Peninsula to the Forester Peninsula and made Port Arthur an excellent choice for the location of a convict settlement. It is about 400 meters long and no more than 30 metres wide at its most narrow point.

This narrow entrance to the Tasman Peninsula was set up as a barrier to escaping convicts using a line of dogs, chained in place to deter escapees. Some escaped but it was an effective barrier.

History has been made here with ship wrecks and more. It is close to some of the features of the Tasman National Park.

The posted photos show the bays on each side of the isthmus. Just imagine a narrow strip of land between.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Tasman Island at 02/08:00am EST

Distance from Eaglehawk Neck 25.3km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
8.5°C	5.0°C	70%	3.4°C	1030.5hPa	0.0mm	NW	11km/hr 6knots	22km/hr 12knots

Closest Climatic Station

Tasman Island

Distance from Eaglehawk Neck 25.3km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	17.9	17.4	16.8	14.9	13.2	11.3	10.8	11.5	12.5	13.4	15.4	16.5
Mean Min. °C	11.4	11.5	11.1	9.8	8.6	7.2	6.5	6.6	6.7	7.5	8.9	10.1
Mean Rain mm	75.3	51.1	67.5	68.6	73.4	71.8	71.0	79.3	88.1	61.9	54.9	61.3