Big Rock
Big Rock is in Canterbury, South Island. Big Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Charteris Bay, as well as near the quarter Church Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Herbert.
Mount Herbert
Peak
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Herbert / Te Ahu Pātiki is, at 919 metres, the highest peak on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand. It is south of Lyttelton Harbour with the township of Diamond Harbour at its northern foot. Mount Herbert is situated 3 km southeast of Big Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charteris Bay and Teddington.
Charteris Bay
Hamlet
Charteris Bay is a small settlement on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand. The settlement is located on the south eastern side of Te Wharau / Charteris Bay, a large inlet of Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō. Charteris Bay is situated 2½ km north of Big Rock.
Teddington
Hamlet
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Teddington is a very small community on Banks Peninsula at the head of Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō. It sits on the junction of the road to Gebbies Pass and the road from Purau to Christchurch. Teddington is situated 4½ km west of Big Rock.
Big Rock
- Type: Rock
- Categories: rock, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.67203° or 43° 40′ 19″ southLongitude
172.71311° or 172° 42′ 47″ eastElevation
81 metres (266 feet)Open location code
4V8J8PH7+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 4639358641OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rockOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
6220840Wikidata ID
Q125703127
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