West Melton
West Melton is a locality in Canterbury, South Island. West Melton is situated nearby to the locality Halkett, as well as near Sandy Knolls.Places of Interest
Highlights include R. F. Joyce Observatory.
R. F. Joyce Observatory
Building
R. F. Joyce Observatory is the home observatory of the Canterbury Astronomical Society and is situated near West Melton, Christchurch, New Zealand. The observatory is the result of the bequest of R. R. F. Joyce Observatory is situated 2½ km northwest of West Melton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Melton and Aylesbury.
West Melton
Town
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
West Melton is a town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located 24 kilometres west of Christchurch and is part of the Christchurch metropolitan area.
Aylesbury
Hamlet
Aylesbury is a settlement in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It can be found between the towns of Rolleston and Kirwee. The epicentre of the 7.1 magnitude Canterbury earthquake on 4 September 2010, was very close to Aylesbury and the largest land surface fractures were in this locality. Aylesbury is situated 8 km west of West Melton.
Rolleston
Town
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Rolleston is the seat and largest town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the Canterbury Plains 22 kilometres south-west of Christchurch, and is part of the wider Christchurch metropolitan area. Rolleston is situated 9 km south of West Melton.
West Melton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.51833° or 43° 31′ 6″ southLongitude
172.37013° or 172° 22′ 13″ eastElevation
95 metres (312 feet)Open location code
4V8JF9JC+M3GeoNames ID
6220378
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