Riccarton Racecourse

Riccarton Racecourse is a race track in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Riccarton Racecourse is situated nearby to the suburb Avonhead, as well as near Hei Hei.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Riccarton Park Racecourse and Avonhead Shopping Mall.

Riccarton Park Racecourse

Riccarton Park Racecourse is the main thoroughbred horse racecourse for the Christchurch city area in New Zealand. Riccarton Park Racecourse is situated 1 km southeast of Riccarton Racecourse.

Avonhead Shopping Mall

Shopping center

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Avonhead Shopping Mall is a shopping center, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Riccarton Racecourse.

Avonhead Memorial Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: US Embassy, Public domain.

Avonhead Memorial Cemetery is situated 1¼ km northeast of Riccarton Racecourse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avonhead and Hei Hei.

Avonhead

Suburb

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Avonhead is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Christchurch. It has two primary schools, a shopping centre and several parks.

Hei Hei

Suburb

Hei Hei is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located in the west of Christchurch 11 kilometres from the central city, and is bisected by State Highway 1.

Ilam is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, about five kilometres west of the city centre. It is the location of the University of Canterbury. Located adjacent to State Highway 1 and Christchurch Airport, it is handily placed for transportation. Ilam is situated 2½ km east of Riccarton Racecourse.

Riccarton Racecourse

Type: Race track
Category: sports location
Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.51833° or 43° 31′ 6″ south

Longitude

172.54013° or 172° 32′ 25″ east

Elevation

33 metres (108 feet)

Open location code

4V8JFGJR+M3

GeoNames ID

6220392

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