Burns Creek
Burns Creek is a stream in Otago, South Island. Burns Creek is situated nearby to the locality Pigeon Flat, as well as near the hamlet Upper Waitati.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Swampy Summit and Leith Saddle.
Swampy Summit
Peak
Swampy Summit is a prominent hill 12 kilometres to the north of Dunedin, New Zealand. It reaches a height of 739 metres. The hill's eastern slopes forms the western side of Leith Valley, the other side of which consists of the flank of Mount Cargill.
Leith Saddle
Mountain saddle
Leith Saddle is a saddle between the sources of the Water of Leith and the Waitati River, approximately halfway between Dunedin's northern suburb of Pine Hill and the outlying settlement of Waitati. Leith Saddle is situated 3 km southeast of Burns Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whare Flat and Leith Valley.
Whare Flat
Hamlet
Whare Flat is a locality some 15 km to the northwest of Dunedin city centre, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located at a widening of the Silver Stream's valley amid the foothills of the Silverpeaks. Whare Flat is situated 7 km southwest of Burns Creek.
Leith Valley
Locality
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leith Valley is a suburb, valley, and general area of the New Zealand city of Dunedin, located to the northwest of the city centre. To differentiate the name of the valley from that of the suburb, the former is usually referred to as the Leith Valley, the latter simply as Leith Valley. Leith Valley is situated 7 km south of Burns Creek.
Waitati
Village
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waitati, from the Māori Waitete, is a small seaside settlement in Otago, New Zealand, within the city limits of Dunedin. It is located close to the tidal mudflats of Blueskin Bay, 19 kilometres north of the Dunedin city centre. Waitati is situated 7 km northeast of Burns Creek.
Burns Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.77838° or 45° 46′ 42″ southLongitude
170.4901° or 170° 29′ 24″ eastElevation
527 metres (1,729 feet)Open location code
4V6G6FCR+J2GeoNames ID
6212156
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