Somes Island

Matiu / Somes Island is the largest of three islands in the northern half of Wellington Harbour, New Zealand. The island is 24.9 hectares in area, and lies 3 kilometres south of the suburb of Petone and the mouth of the Hutt River.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Petone Settlers Museum and Petone.

Petone Settlers Museum

Museum

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Petone Settlers Museum is a local history museum located in the Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial, a historic building in Petone, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Petone Settlers Museum is situated 3½ km north of Somes Island.

Petone

Railway station

Photo: Matthew25187, CC BY 3.0.

Petone railway station is a dual platform, suburban railway station located in the Lower Hutt, New Zealand suburb of Petone. It is on the Hutt Valley section of the Wairarapa Line, 10.5 km north of Wellington, and is the junction for the Melling Branch to Melling, which diverges westward from the main line to the north of the station. Petone is situated 4 km north of Somes Island.

St Augustine’s Church (Anglican)

Church

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St Augustine’s Church (Anglican) is situated 4 km north of Somes Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Point Howard and Seaview.

Point Howard

Quarter

Photo: Eothan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Point Howard is a suburb on the eastern side of Wellington Harbour, in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Point Howard is situated 3½ km east of Somes Island.

Seaview

Quarter

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Seaview is an industrial suburb of the city of Lower Hutt, in Wellington, New Zealand. Situated on the eastern coast of the Hutt Valley, the suburb lies between Te Awa Kairangi / the Hutt River and Petone, and the bays of Eastbourne to the south. Seaview is situated 3½ km northeast of Somes Island.

Petone

Suburb

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Petone is a large suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. It stands at the southern end of the Hutt Valley, on the northern shore of Wellington Harbour. Petone is situated 4 km north of Somes Island.

Somes Island

Latitude

-41.25793° or 41° 15′ 29″ south

Longitude

174.86545° or 174° 51′ 56″ east

Elevation

51 metres (167 feet)

Open location code

4VCPPVR8+R5

GeoNames ID

2182571

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