Sir John McKenzie Monument

Sir John McKenzie Monument is a historical site in Otago, South Island. Sir John McKenzie Monument is situated nearby to the peak Puketapu, as well as near the village Palmerston.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Puketapu and East Otago High School.

Puketapu

Peak

Photo: ShakyIsles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Puketapu is a prominent hill in Otago, in New Zealand's South Island, overlooking the town of Palmerston. The name Puketapu is Māori meaning "sacred hill".

East Otago High School is a secondary school in Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand. The school hosted a cultural exchange with Japanese pupils from Nichidai Third Junior High School between 2005 and 2008. East Otago High School is situated 1¼ km northwest of Sir John McKenzie Monument.

Boer War memorial

Memorial

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Boer War memorial is situated 1¼ km west of Sir John McKenzie Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palmerston and Shag Point.

Palmerston

Village

Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY 3.0.

Palmerston is a town in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. Located 50 kilometres to the north of the city of Dunedin, it is the largest town in the Waihemo Ward of the Waitaki District, with a population of 890 residents.

Shag Point

Hamlet

Shag Point / Matakaea is a headland and township in East Otago, New Zealand. Both the point and the nearby Shag River take their English name from a seabird, the pied shag. Shag Point is situated 7 km northeast of Sir John McKenzie Monument.

Glenpark

Locality

Glenpark is a lightly populated rural locality in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. It is northwest of Palmerston and on the banks of the Shag River. To the west is the locality of Stoneburn. Glenpark is situated 8 km northwest of Sir John McKenzie Monument.

Sir John McKenzie Monument

Type: Historical site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.48837° or 45° 29′ 18″ south

Longitude

170.7301° or 170° 43′ 48″ east

Elevation

203 metres (666 feet)

Open location code

4V6GGP6J+M2

GeoNames ID

6215163

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