Somes Island
Somes Island is an island in New Zealand. Somes Island is situated nearby to the quarter Point Howard, as well as near Seaview.Places of Interest
Highlights include Petone Settlers Museum and Petone railway station.
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
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 railway station is situated 4 km north of Somes Island.
St Augustine’s Church (Anglican)
Church
Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Wainuiomartian, CC0.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.25793° or 41° 15′ 29″ southLongitude
174.86545° or 174° 51′ 56″ eastElevation
51 metres (167 feet)Open location code
4VCPPVR8+R5GeoNames ID
2182571
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