Victoria Park
Victoria Park is a large recreational area on the Port Hills above Christchurch, New Zealand, established in 1883.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Park
- Description: New Zealand protected area on the Christchurch Port Hills
- Also known as: “Victoria Park, Christchurch”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sugarloaf and Pukeatua / Dyers Pass.
Sugarloaf
Peak
Photo: CoderThomasB, CC0.
Sugarloaf is a hill in the Port Hills, 8 km south of central Christchurch in New Zealand. The hill is home to the main television and FM radio transmitter for Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region.
Pukeatua / Dyers Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pukeatua / Dyers Pass is a mountain saddle.
Cracroft Reserve
Park
Photo: Jon Sullivan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cracroft Reserve is a 3.2-hectare public reserve on Cracroft Hill in the Cashmere suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is situated next to the Sign of the Takahe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cashmere and Cracroft.
Cashmere
Suburb
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cashmere is a suburb which rises above the southern end of the city of Christchurch in New Zealand's South Island, on the north side of the Port Hills. Cashmere is situated 2½ km north of Victoria Park.
Cracroft
Suburb
Photo: Schwede66, Public domain.
Cracroft is a south-west suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Cracroft was named for John Cracroft Wilson, who settled in this part of Christchurch at the bottom of the Port Hills Range in 1854. Cracroft is situated 3 km northwest of Victoria Park.
Huntsbury
Suburb
Photo: Gobeirne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Huntsbury is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, on the fringes of the Port Hills three kilometres south of the city centre. Huntsbury amalgamated with Christchurch City on 1 April 1941, on the same day as the New Brighton borough joined the city council. Huntsbury is situated 3 km north of Victoria Park.
Victoria Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.59439° or 43° 35′ 40″ southLongitude
172.64368° or 172° 38′ 37″ eastElevation
242 metres (794 feet)Open location code
4V8JCJ4V+6FOpenStreetMap ID
way 26430928OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
Discover Victoria Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Victoria Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Victoria Park (parke sa New Zealand)”
- Cebuano: “Victoria Park”
- Chinese: “基督城維多利亞公園”
- French: “parc Victoria”
- French: “Victoria Park”
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