Jennings Creek
Jennings Creek is a stream in Otago, South Island. Jennings Creek is situated nearby to the locality Aramoana, as well as near Heyward Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whareakeake and Taiaroa Head Lighthouse.
Whareakeake
Beach
Whareakeake is a beach 25 kilometres northeast of Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, as well as the valley above and behind the beach. Located to the west of Aramoana and included as a section of the Otago Heads, Whareakeake was a place of habitation for Māori people from early times until the Sealers' War skirmish of 1817 from which it derived its colonial name.
Taiaroa Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Taiaroa Head Lighthouse is situated 4 km east of Jennings Creek.
Fort Taiaroa
Museum
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Fort Taiaroa is a museum, which is situated 4 km east of Jennings Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aramoana and Long Beach.
Aramoana
Village
Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
Aramoana is a small coastal settlement 27 kilometres north of Dunedin on the South Island of New Zealand. The settlement's permanent population in the 2001 Census was 261.
Long Beach
Hamlet
Long Beach, known in Māori as Wharauwerawera or Wharewerawera is a small coastal settlement in Otago, New Zealand comprising approximately 100 homes. Many of the sections were initially auctioned in October 1922 for a pound deposit. Long Beach is situated 3 km northwest of Jennings Creek.
Pūrākaunui
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pūrākaunui is a small settlement in Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located within the bounds of the city of Dunedin, in a rural coastal area some 25 km to the north of the city centre. Pūrākaunui is situated 3½ km northwest of Jennings Creek.
Jennings Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.76838° or 45° 46′ 6″ southLongitude
170.6801° or 170° 40′ 48″ eastElevation
33 metres (108 feet)Open location code
4V6G6MJJ+J2GeoNames ID
6212165
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