Weller’s Rock

Weller’s Rock is in , . Weller’s Rock is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
  • Type: Rock
  • Description: landing place of the Weller brothers on Otago Peninsula in 1831
  • Also known as: “Te Umu Kuri”, “Te Umukuri”, “Te Umukurī”, “Te Umukuri (Wellers Rock)”, “Te Umukurī / Wellers Rock”, “Te-U-Mukuri”, and “Wellers Rock”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ōtākou Māori Memorial Methodist Church and Taiaroa Head Lighthouse.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3 km north of Weller’s Rock.

Museum
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 3 km north of Weller’s Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ōtākou and Harington Point.

Village
Photo: Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a settlement within the boundaries of the city of , . It is located 25 kilometres from the city centre at the eastern end of , close to the entrance of .

Hamlet
Photo: Christoph Strässler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, often incorrectly spelt Harrington Point, is a settlement at the northeastern end of , lying within the boundaries of the city of , .

Village
Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
is a small coastal settlement 27 kilometres north of on the of . The settlement's permanent population in the 2001 Census was 261.

Weller’s Rock

Latitude
-45.79783° or 45° 47′ 52″ south
Longitude
170.71498° or 170° 42′ 54″ east
Open location code
4V6G6P27+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 190048835
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bare_rock
Geo­Names ID
6212494
Wiki­data ID
Q104744141
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Satellite Map

Discover Weller’s Rock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Weller’s Rock” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Te Umukuri”

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