Big Beach
Big Beach is a beach in Queenstown-Lakes, Otago. Big Beach is situated nearby to the village Arthurs Point, as well as near the hamlet Dalefield.Places of Interest
Highlights include Edith Cavell Bridge and Sugar Loaf.
Edith Cavell Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Edith Cavell Bridge is a bridge over the Shotover River in the Otago region in the South Island of New Zealand that stands at 47.8 metres tall. It is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category I heritage structure.
Queenstown Hill
Peak
Photo: Grapeman4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Queenstown Hill, also known by its Māori name of Te Tapu-nui, is a small 907 metres mountain near Queenstown, New Zealand in the South Island. The lower levels of the hill contain housing especially near Queenstown, Frankton Road and Marina Heights. Queenstown Hill is situated 2½ km south of Big Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arthurs Point and Frankton.
Arthurs Point
Village
Photo: Grapeman4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arthurs Point is a suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated near Queenstown Hill and Bowen Peak and is not far from central Queenstown.
Frankton
Suburb
Frankton is a suburb of the town of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand, it was formerly a separate settlement. Frankton is situated 5 km southeast of Big Beach.
Quail Rise
Quarter
Quail Rise is a residential suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. Development of the circa 200 residential sections started around 1996 with the final sections being released in 2012. Quail Rise is situated 5 km east of Big Beach.
Big Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach on Shotover River, New Zealand
- Category: landform
- Location: Queenstown-Lakes, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-44.98612° or 44° 59′ 10″ southLongitude
168.68795° or 168° 41′ 17″ eastElevation
564 metres (1,850 feet)Open location code
4V7C2M7Q+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 11687215713OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
Discover Big Beach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Big Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Beach”
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Localities in the Area
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