Weller’s Rock
Weller’s Rock is in Otago, South Island. Weller’s Rock is situated nearby to the village Otakou, as well as near the hamlet Harington Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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 Otakou Maori Memorial Methodist Church and Taiaroa Head Lighthouse.
Taiaroa Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taiaroa Head Lighthouse is situated 3 km north of Weller’s Rock.
Fort Taiaroa
Museum
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Taiaroa is a museum, which is situated 3 km north of Weller’s Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otakou and Harington Point.
Otakou
Village
Photo: Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Otakou is a settlement within the boundaries of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. It is located 25 kilometres from the city centre at the eastern end of Otago Peninsula, close to the entrance of Otago Harbour.
Harington Point
Hamlet
Photo: Christoph Strässler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harington Point, being often incorrectly spelt Harrington Point, is a settlement at the northeastern end of Otago Peninsula, lying within the boundaries of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand.
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.
Weller’s Rock
- Categories: geographic location and landform
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.79783° or 45° 47′ 52″ southLongitude
170.71498° or 170° 42′ 54″ eastOpen location code
4V6G6P27+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 190048835OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockGeoNames ID
6212494Wikidata ID
Q104744141
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In Other Languages
“Weller’s Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Te Umukuri”
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