Alectown

Postcode: 2870

Alectown, New South Wales, Australia is a small country town in Parkes Shire on the Newell Highway.

It was originally a gold mining town which used to have a population of well over 1,000. Today, it has around 50 people with many farmers living around it.

Alectown is a farming community just north of Parkes, New South Wales, home to the world famous Parkes Radio Telescope or better known as 'The Dish'.

Alectown has hot summer temperatures. The summer high temperature for Alectown is approximately 32 °c. The summer low temperature is approximately 18 °c.

Alectown has mild winter temperatures. The winter high temperature for Alectown is approximately 16 °c. The winter low temperature is approximately 5 °c.

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