Grove, Tasmania

History

The first non-Aboriginal occupation of Grove was the farm property Grove Estate, by Silas Parsons in 1839. Grove was gazetted as a locality in 1970.

Geography

Mountain River, a tributary of the Huon River, flows from north-east to south-west through the northern part of Grove, and then forms much of its western boundary. Most of the part of Grove southeast of the Huon Highway (12.7 km²) is hilly and remains forested, whereas most of the part northwest of the Huon Highway (18.1 km²) is undulating and cleared for agriculture - chiefly grazing and orchards. Huonville is the nearest service centre for Grove, which contains few facilities or services.

Climate

Grove experiences an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb) with very mild, drier summers and relatively cool, wetter winters. On average, the town only enjoys 32.7 clear days whilst having 133.5 cloudy days per annum. The wettest recorded day was 23 April 1960 with 154.7 mm of rainfall. Extreme temperatures ranged from 40.9 C on 4 January 2013 to -7.5 C on 24 June 1972.

A former weather station recorded climate data from 1952 to 2010. This included temperature, precipitation, 3 pm conditions and sunshine. |Jan record high C = 40.4 |Feb record high C = 39.7 |Mar record high C = 37.3 |Apr record high C = 31.7 |May record high C = 25.1 |Jun record high C = 21.0 |Jul record high C = 19.7 |Aug record high C = 23.6 |Sep record high C = 28.6 |Oct record high C = 32.2 |Nov record high C = 36.6 |Dec record high C = 37.2 |Jan record low C = 0.3 |Feb record low C = -0.6 |Mar record low C = -1.7 |Apr record low C = -3.4 |May record low C = -5.5 |Jun record low C = -7.5 |Jul record low C = -5.6 |Aug record low C = -4.6 |Sep record low C = -5.7 |Oct record low C = -3.2 |Nov record low C = -1.8 |Dec record low C = -1.4 |Jan dew point C = 9.6 |Feb dew point C = 10.2 |Mar dew point C = 9.2 |Apr dew point C = 7.9 |May dew point C = 6.8 |Jun dew point C = 5.3 |Jul dew point C = 4.7 |Aug dew point C = 4.5 |Sep dew point C = 5.1 |Oct dew point C = 6.4 |Nov dew point C = 7.9 |Dec dew point C = 8.8 |access-date = January 25, 2026}}

A newer weather station opened in 2004. It records climate data for temperature and precipitation. |Jan record high C = 40.9 |Feb record high C = 37.2 |Mar record high C = 38.3 |Apr record high C = 30.4 |May record high C = 23.4 |Jun record high C = 19.5 |Jul record high C = 19.0 |Aug record high C = 22.8 |Sep record high C = 27.4 |Oct record high C = 31.6 |Nov record high C = 34.5 |Dec record high C = 37.1 |Jan record low C = 0.9 |Feb record low C = 0.1 |Mar record low C = -0.6 |Apr record low C = -2.9 |May record low C = -6.0 |Jun record low C = -5.2 |Jul record low C = -4.7 |Aug record low C = -4.6 |Sep record low C = -3.3 |Oct record low C = -2.8 |Nov record low C = -1.2 |Dec record low C = 0.3

Road infrastructure

The Huon Highway (route A6) enters from the north-east from the direction of Hobart and runs through Grove to the south-west, where it exits towards Huonville. It is the major road in Grove. Route C617 (Mountain River Road) starts at an intersection with A6 and runs northward through Grove until it exits, following the Mountain River. Route C618 (Crabtree Road) starts at an intersection with C617 and runs north-west until it exits Grove. Route C619 (Lollara Road) starts at an intersection with A6 and runs west until it exits, eventually following the left bank of the Huon River, then the right bank, downstream to Huonville. Together these three roads form the basis of the road network in Grove. There are no railways in Grove.

References

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