North Island
Taranaki
New Plymouth District

Bell Block

Bell Block is a town in , New Zealand. State Highway 3 runs through it. It is 6 km north-east of the centre of and 1 km from the outer edge of New Plymouth at Waiwhakaiho. is about 9 km to the north-east. is located immediately to the north-east of Bell Block.
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  • Type: Suburb with 7,040 residents
  • Description: town in Taranaki, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Bell Block, New Zealand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waipu Lagoons and Te Rewa Rewa Bridge.

Lagoon
The is a series of small coastal lagoons near the city of in the Taranaki Region of . They consist of three lakelets with a combined surface area of about 2 hectares, located 0.5 kilometres from the Tasman Sea, immediately to the east of Bell Block.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pedestrian and cycleway bridge across the at in . Its spectacular shape and setting make it a popular landmark. is situated 2½ km west of Bell Block.

School
Sacred Heart Girls' College is a single-sex secondary and intermediate school in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Sacred Heart started as a and boarding facility called Sacred Heart College, founded by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions in 1884. is situated 4 km southwest of Bell Block.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fitzroy and Glen Avon.

Suburb
is a coastal suburb of , in the western of . It is located to the north-east of the city centre. The area was initially named the Block after Governor Robert reduced the land purchased by the… is situated 4 km southwest of Bell Block.

Suburb
is a coastal suburb of , in the western of . It is located to the south-east of the city centre. separates from the suburbs of Highlands Park, Merrilands and Strandon to the west, and State Highway 3 separates it from Fitzroy and Waihakaiho to the north. is situated 4 km southwest of Bell Block.

Suburb
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb of , in the western of . It is located to the east of the city centre. is situated 4½ km west of Bell Block.

Bell Block

Latitude
-39.0357° or 39° 2′ 9″ south
Longitude
174.14356° or 174° 8′ 37″ east
Population
7,040
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Open location code
4VGPX47V+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 985223976
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2193449
Wiki­data ID
Q4883122
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Bell Block” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Bell Block”
  • Basque: “Bell Block (Zeelanda Berria)”
  • Basque: “Bell Block”
  • Dutch: “Bell Block”
  • French: “Bell Block”
  • German: “Bell Block”
  • Hausa: “Bell Block, New Zealand”
  • Malay: “Bell Block”
  • Maori: “Te Hua”
  • Turkish: “Bell Block”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bell Block Hall and Bell Block Aquatic Centre.

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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 “Bell Block”. Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.