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Port Arthur - TAS

Port Arthur

Place Name

Position

DEG: -43.14672 147.84401

DMS: 43º 08' 48.2" S 147º 50' 38.43" E

UTM: 55 G 5222546mN 568630mE

Altitude: 20.69m

Place Type

Population - Place Name

Location

51kms SouthEast of Hobart
640.46kms South of Melbourne

Address & Contact

Tramway St
Port Arthur TAS 7182

Phone: tel:1800 659 10

Email: reservations@portarthur.org.au

Web: https://portarthur.org.au

Information

Port Arthur is known by most as the historic site of a convict settlement, with ruins that can be visited by the public. It was also the sight of Australia's worst massacre that occurred in 1966. The area is vastly changed since then, with residential areas surrounding the old penal colony, but not within the tourist area so their proximity is not obvious to visitors to the historic site. The site itself is continually being improved and is well maintained and easy to walk around.

See Port Arthur Visitor Centre for more information.

PlaceID	48896

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Tasman Island at 06/04:00pm EDT

Distance from Port Arthur 16.48km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
16.4°C	14.3°C	84%	13.7°C	1016.1hPa	0.0mm	SW	17km/hr 9knots	24km/hr 13knots

Closest Climatic Station

Tasman Island

Distance from Port Arthur 16.48km SE

	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