South Island
Canterbury
Selwyn District

Cass

Cass is a small locality in inland Canterbury on New Zealand's , near . It is known for its small railway station which was the subject of the 1936 painting Cass by Rita Angus, voted in 2006 New Zealand's favourite work of art.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 1 residents
  • Description: locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Cass, New Zealand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cass Station and Remus.

Railway station
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
is a railway station.

Peak
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
is a peak.

Peak
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Cass

Latitude
-43.03589° or 43° 2′ 9″ south
Longitude
171.75641° or 171° 45′ 23″ east
Population
1
Elevation
579 metres (1,900 feet)
Named after
Thomas Cass
Open location code
4V8HXQ74+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7745727958
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2192546
Wiki­data ID
Q1048175
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Satellite Map

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

From Dutch to Turkish—“Cass” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Cass, New Zealand”
  • French: “Cass (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
  • French: “Cass”
  • German: “Cass”
  • Maori: “Cass”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cass på New Zealand”
  • Russian: “Кэсс”
  • Turkish: “Cass”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Daisy Flat and Chip & Putt Golf Course.

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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 “Cass”. Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.