McCormacks Bay

McCormacks Bay is a bay in Canterbury, South Island. McCormacks Bay is situated nearby to the suburb St Andrews Hill, as well as near the locality Bromley.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ferrymead Heritage Park and Ferrymead Regional Park.

Ferrymead Heritage Park

Theme park

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Ferrymead Heritage Park is an outdoor museum in Christchurch, New Zealand. First known as the Museum of Science and Technology and later Ferrymead Historic Park, it was founded in 1964 by a collection of local heritage enthusiast groups who had a common need for space to store and display their assets. Ferrymead Heritage Park is situated 2½ km southwest of McCormacks Bay.

Ferrymead Regional Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Kevin Prince, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ferrymead Regional Park is a regional park in Christchurch, New Zealand, near the mouth of the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River. The park is adjacent to Ferrymead Heritage Park, and the Ferrymead Railway runs through the eastern section of the park.

Southshore Spit Reserve

Nature reserve

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Southshore Spit Reserve is a nature reserve, which is situated 2½ km southeast of McCormacks Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Andrews Hill and Mount Pleasant.

St Andrews Hill

Suburb

St Andrews Hill is a hillside suburb in south-east Christchurch, New Zealand.

Mount Pleasant

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Mount Pleasant is a coastal suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb is located on the northern flank of the mountain Tauhinukorokio/Mount Pleasant in the Port Hills.

Ferrymead

Suburb

Photo: Kevin Prince, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ferrymead is a suburb south-east of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is the main thoroughfare for reaching the eastern sea suburbs such as Sumner, as well as home to a number of cliff-top residences and businesses along the estuary front.

McCormacks Bay

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.54833° or 43° 32′ 54″ south

Longitude

172.72013° or 172° 43′ 13″ east

Open location code

4V8JFP2C+M3

GeoNames ID

6220653

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Satellite Map

Discover McCormacks Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bromley and Redcliffs.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Avon Heathcote Estuary and Avon River/Ōtākaro.

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