Balcairn

Balcairn is a settlement in the Hurunui District in north Canterbury, near the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is on State Highway 72, about 40 km north of Christchurch. It was the seat of Kowai County Council.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leithfield and Sefton.

Leithfield

Village

Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leithfield is a small town in north Canterbury, New Zealand. It is on State Highway 1, 5 kilometres south of Amberley and 42 kilometres north of Christchurch and 11.8 kilometres north of Waikuku. Leithfield is situated 4 km northeast of Balcairn.

Sefton

Village

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Sefton is a small town in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand, about 23 kilometres from Christchurch. In 1886, it had a census population of 276 and was a station on the Christchurch Ashley line. Sefton is situated 5 km southwest of Balcairn.

Amberley

Town

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Amberley is a town located in the Hurunui District in north Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 approximately 50 km north of Christchurch. Amberley is situated 7 km northeast of Balcairn.

Balcairn

Type: Hamlet
Description: locality in Hurunui District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Category: locality
Location: Hurunui District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.20855° or 43° 12′ 31″ south

Longitude

172.69823° or 172° 41′ 54″ east

Elevation

43 metres (141 feet)

Open location code

4V8JQMRX+H7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 193308969

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2193616

Wikidata ID

Q25661451

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Maori to Turkish—“Balcairn” goes by many names.

Maori: “Balcairn”
Turkish: “Balcairn”

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Notable Places Nearby

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