Peats Ridge


Peats Ridge is a Central Coast suburbs|suburb] in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, as part of the local government area.
Peats Ridge was opened to white settlement relatively late, as the Great [North Road, Australia|Great North Road] to the Hunter Valley left from Spencer, [New South Wales|Spencer] on the Hawkesbury River, effectively bypassing the area until the early part of the 20th century. The area is named for George Peat. A number of fine aboriginal rock carvings survive in Peats Ridge.
Formerly an area with many citrus orchards and market gardens, the improved access to Sydney through the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway has meant that it has increasingly become the home of commuters with jobs in Sydney. There are a number of nurseries and horse studs in the district.

Geography

Climate

Due to its moderate altitude, Peats Ridge experiences an oceanic climate bordering on a humid subtropical climate with warm, wetter summers & relatively mild, drier winters. On average, the town enjoys 92.8 clear days whilst enduring 108.4 cloudy days per annum. The wettest recorded day was 9 June 2007 with of rainfall. Extreme temperatures ranged from on 15 January 2001 to on 25 July 1995 and 4 August 1994