Sumner Head
Sumner Head is a cape in New Zealand. Sumner Head is situated nearby to the quarter Scarborough, as well as near Taylors Mistake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Matuku-takotako and Cave Rock.
Cave Rock
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cave Rock is a volcanic rock formation in Sumner, New Zealand. The prominent rock outcrop is a visual landmark on Sumner Beach, with a signalling mast built on top.
Van Asch College
School
Photo: Archives New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Van Asch Deaf Education Centre was located in Truro Street, Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand. It was a special school for deaf children, accepting both day and residential pupils, as well being as a resource centre providing services and support for parents, mainstream students and their teachers in the South Island and the Lower North Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scarborough and Sumner.
Scarborough
Quarter
Scarborough is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Scarborough is located between Sumner and Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake. It was named for the seaside resort in North Yorkshire, England.
Sumner
Suburb
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sumner is a coastal seaside suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, and was surveyed and named in 1849 in honour of John Bird Sumner, the newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury and president of the Canterbury Association.
Taylors Mistake
Quarter
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake is an area in New Zealand's South Island, at the southeastern extremity of the city of Christchurch Taylors Mistake is a bay adjacent to the locality, on the north side of Awaroa / Godley Head, on the northern edge of Banks Peninsula.
Sumner Head
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Whitewash Head”
- Category: landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.56951° or 43° 34′ 10″ southLongitude
172.7752° or 172° 46′ 31″ eastOpen location code
4V8JCQJG+53GeoNames ID
2182182
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Notable Places Nearby
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