Pigeon Flat

Pigeon Flat is a locality in Otago, South Island. Pigeon Flat is situated nearby to the hamlet Upper Waitati, as well as near the locality Mount Cargill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Cargill and Sullivans Dam.

Mount Cargill

Peak

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Mount Cargill, known in Māori as Kapukataumahaka, is a volcanic outcrop which dominates the skyline of northern Dunedin, New Zealand. The peak is named for Captain William Cargill, an early leader of the Province of Otago. Mount Cargill is situated 2½ km southeast of Pigeon Flat.

Sullivans Dam

Reservoir

Sullivans Dam is a reservoir in a forested area 10 kilometres to the north of the centre of Dunedin, New Zealand. The dam is located to the east of Mount Cargill, close to the Dunedin Northern Motorway in the upper Leith Valley, some 500 metres southeast of the Leith Saddle.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waitati and Pine Hill.

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 5 km northeast of Pigeon Flat.

Pine Hill

Suburb

Pine Hill is a suburb, hill, and general area of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is sited on the hill of the same name, a spur of Mount Cargill overlooking North East Valley and Glenleith 4 kilometres to the north of the city centre. Pine Hill is situated 6 km south of Pigeon Flat.

Sawyers Bay

Quarter

Photo: Samuel Mann, CC BY 2.0.

Sawyers Bay is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located 1.5 kilometres to the southwest of Port Chalmers in a wide valley on the shore of Mussel Bay, 13 kilometres to the northeast of Dunedin city centre. Sawyers Bay is situated 6 km southeast of Pigeon Flat.

Pigeon Flat

Type: Locality
Description: locality in Dunedin City, Otago Region, New Zealand
Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.79148° or 45° 47′ 29″ south

Longitude

170.54102° or 170° 32′ 28″ east

Elevation

254 metres (833 feet)

Open location code

4V6G6G5R+CC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7760591518

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

6212307

Wikidata ID

Q25661694

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In Other Languages

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

Maori: “Pigeon Flat”
Turkish: “Pigeon Flat”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Upper Waitati and Mount Cargill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pigeon Hill and Wetherston Hill.

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