Glen Avon
Glen Avon is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the south-east of the city centre. Waiwhakaiho River separates Glen Avon from the suburbs of Highlands Park, Merrilands and Strandon to the west, and State Highway 3 separates it from Fitzroy and Waihakaiho to the north.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Glen Avon, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth and Holy Trinity Church.
Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth
School
Sacred Heart Girls' College is a single-sex secondary and intermediate school in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Sacred Heart started as a school and boarding facility called Sacred Heart College, founded by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions in 1884.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: Itineris55, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a heritage-listed Anglican building at 12 Henui Street, Fitzroy, New Plymouth, New Zealand. The church is one of the heritage buildings registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category 1 Historic Place located in New Plymouth.
Te Henui Cemetery
Cemetery
Te Henui Cemetery, also known as New Plymouth Cemetery, is the oldest public cemetery in New Plymouth, New Zealand. It was first used in 1861. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the great mistake" for Te Hēnui.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fitzroy and Strandon.
Fitzroy
Suburb
Fitzroy is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the north-east of the city centre. The area was initially named the Fitzroy Block after Governor Robert FitzRoy reduced the land purchased by the…
Strandon
Suburb
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strandon is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the east of the city centre.
Merrilands
Suburb
Photo: Pakaraki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Merrilands is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the south-east of the city centre. The Waiwhakaiho River runs past Merrilands to the east, and Te Hēnui Stream runs past to the west.
Glen Avon
- Category: locality
- Location: New Plymouth District, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.05762° or 39° 3′ 27″ southLongitude
174.10724° or 174° 6′ 26″ eastElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
4VGPW4R4+XVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1728801355OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“Glen Avon” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Glen Avon”
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