Cedar Downs
Cedar Downs is a farmstead in Selwyn District, Canterbury. Cedar Downs is situated nearby to West Melton Aerodrome.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Melton Aerodrome and R. F. Joyce Observatory.
West Melton Aerodrome
Aerodrome
West Melton Aerodrome is a small airport located in West Melton, Canterbury, New Zealand. West Melton Aerodrome is located just 6 nautical miles west of Christchurch International Airport. It is owned and operated by the Canterbury Aero Club.
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 3½ km west of Cedar Downs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Melton and McLeans Island.
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. West Melton is situated 4 km south of Cedar Downs.
McLeans Island
Locality
McLeans Island is a rural area north and northwest of Christchurch city, and south of Waimakariri River. The area was an island in the Waimakariri River until the 1930s, when flood control measures and Great Depression work schemes blocked the south branch of the river which separated the island from the south bank. McLeans Island is situated 7 km east of Cedar Downs.
Yaldhurst
Suburb
Yaldhurst is a semi-rural suburb on the western outskirts of Christchurch city. Frederick William Delamain, a settler and horse breeder, named a horse Yaldhurst after some stables in England. Yaldhurst is situated 10 km east of Cedar Downs.
Cedar Downs
- Type: Farmstead
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Selwyn District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.48832° or 43° 29′ 18″ southLongitude
172.39013° or 172° 23′ 25″ eastElevation
91 metres (299 feet)Open location code
4V8JG96R+M3GeoNames ID
6220380
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