Mead
Mead is a hamlet in Canterbury, South Island. Mead is situated nearby to the town Rakaia, as well as near the locality Hatfield.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rakaia Bridge.
Rakaia Bridge
Bridge
The Rakaia Bridge is New Zealand's longest road bridge and crosses the Rakaia River, one of Canterbury's large braided rivers. The present bridge was opened in 1939 and replaced an earlier combined road and rail bridge from 1873. Rakaia Bridge is situated 4 km southeast of Mead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rakaia.
Rakaia
Town
Photo: Mr Bungle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rakaia is a town sited on the southern banks of the Rakaia River on the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island, approximately 57 km south of Christchurch on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line. Rakaia is situated 4½ km south of Mead.
Mead
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.71366° or 43° 42′ 49″ southLongitude
172.0126° or 172° 0′ 45″ eastElevation
123 metres (404 feet)Open location code
4V8J72P7+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 7745719062OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Mead” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Mead”
- Turkish: “Mead”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hatfield and Bankside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gun club and Rakaia Overbridge.
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