Lankey Creek

Lankey Creek is a stream in Nelson, Nelson Bays. Lankey Creek is situated nearby to the locality Crushington, as well as near the hamlet Blacks Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blacks Point Museum and Reefton School of Mines.

Blacks Point Museum

Museum

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Blacks Point Museum is a museum in Blacks Point, near Reefton on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

The School of Mines in Reefton, New Zealand was one of a number of mining schools set up to teach the science of mining during the 19th century gold rush. Like the Thames School of Mines it is a Heritage New Zealand Category 1 listed historic building. Reefton School of Mines is situated 3½ km northwest of Lankey Creek.

Reefton Courthouse

Historic building

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reefton Courthouse is a historic building, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Lankey Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crushington and Blacks Point.

Crushington

Locality

Crushington is a town beside the Inangahua River in the West Coast region of New Zealand. The settlement is located three kilometres inland from Reefton, on the Lewis Pass road between the West Coast and north Canterbury.

Blacks Point

Hamlet

Blacks Point is a locality near Reefton on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Blacks Point is located south-west of Reefton on State Highway 7 adjacent to the Inangahua River.

Reefton

Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY 3.0.

Reefton is a small inland town beside the Inangahua River in the West Coast region of New Zealand. With a population of 1,000, it is the 4th biggest town on the West Coast.

Lankey Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-42.13828° or 42° 8′ 18″ south

Longitude

171.90015° or 171° 54′ 1″ east

Elevation

449 metres (1,473 feet)

Open location code

4V9HVW62+M3

GeoNames ID

6217699

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Crushington and Blacks Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chandlers and Ajax/Golden Fleece Mine.

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