Dawson Creek
Dawson Creek is a stream in Canterbury, South Island. Dawson Creek is situated nearby to the locality Ladbrooks, as well as near the suburb Halswell.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Halswell, Christchurch and Halswell Quarry Park.
St Mary’s Church, Halswell, Christchurch
Church
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St Mary’s Church, Halswell, Christchurch is situated 3 km northeast of Dawson Creek.
Halswell Quarry Park
Quarry
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Halswell Quarry operated between 1861 and 1990 before becoming the 60.4 hectares Halswell Quarry Park, one of many Christchurch City Council reserves. It offers a combination of walking and mountain biking tracks, historic sites, picnic areas, botanical collections, and six sister city gardens. Halswell Quarry Park is situated 3 km east of Dawson Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ladbrooks and Halswell.
Ladbrooks
Hamlet
Ladbrooks is a locality in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is named after William and Eliza Ladbrook, who moved to the area in 1842 on the boat the Birman. Ladbrooks Hall, built in 1913, was substantially extended in the 1960s.
Halswell
Suburb
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Originally a separate village, Halswell is now a residential suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located 9 kilometres southwest of Cathedral Square on State Highway 75. Halswell is situated 3 km northeast of Dawson Creek.
Prebbleton
Town
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.
Prebbleton is a small town in the Selwyn District in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. It is 11 km southwest of the centre of Christchurch and about 2 km south of the outlying industrial suburb of Hornby. Prebbleton is situated 3 km northwest of Dawson Creek.
Dawson Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.59833° or 43° 35′ 54″ southLongitude
172.54013° or 172° 32′ 25″ eastElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
4V8JCG2R+M3GeoNames ID
6220645
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