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St Bathans

St Bathans, formerly named Dunstan Creek, is a former gold and coal mining town in , New Zealand. The settlement was a centre of the Otago gold rush, but mining has since long ceased.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: locality in Central Otago District, Otago Region, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Saint Bathans” and “St. Bathans”
  • Historically known as: “Dunstan Creek”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blue Lake.

Lake
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
is a small adjacent to the town of Saint Bathans in , . The lake is , the result of sluicing operations that began in 1873 when John Ewing formed the St.Bathans Channel Company, to mine the Kildare Hill Gold Claim in St Bathans.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambrians.

Hamlet
, or Cambrian, formerly known as Dunstan Creek and Welshman's Gully, is a small rural settlement in the Manuherikia Valley, , New Zealand. is situated 6 km southwest of St Bathans.

St Bathans

Latitude
-44.87081° or 44° 52′ 15″ south
Longitude
169.81115° or 169° 48′ 40″ east
Elevation
719 metres (2,359 feet)
Named after
Abbey St Bathans
Open location code
4V7F4RH6+MF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2280494249
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2183033
Wiki­data ID
Q7401029
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Satellite Map

Discover St Bathans from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“St Bathans” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Saint Bathans, New Zealand”
  • Italian: “Saint Bathans”
  • Japanese: “セント・バサンズ”
  • Malay: “Saint Bathans, New Zealand”
  • Maori: “Saint Bathans”
  • Polish: “Saint Bathans”
  • Polish: “St Bathans”
  • Polish: “St. Bathans”
  • Turkish: “St Bathans”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Smokers Terrace and Vinegar Flat.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Bathans Post Office and Saint Patrick’s Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St Bathans”. Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.