Grove, Tasmania
Grove is a rural locality in the local government area of Huon Valley in the South-east region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is 35 km southwest of Hobart and 7 km north-east of the town of Huonville. As a rural locality, there are no urban settlements in Grove. The 2016 census does not provide a population for the locality of Grove. It covers an area of approximately 30.8 km². The postcode for Grove is 7109.
The localities which adjoin Grove are Collinsvale, Crabtree, Mountain River, Lachlan, Longley, Lower Longley and Lucaston.
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 is hilly and remains forested, whereas most of the part northwest of the Huon Highway 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 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 of rainfall. Extreme temperatures ranged from on 4 January 2013 to on 24 June 1972.A former weather station recorded climate data from 1952 to 2010. This included temperature, precipitation, 3 pm conditions and sunshine.
A newer weather station opened in 2004. It records climate data for temperature and precipitation.