Wairarapa Lake Domain

Lake Wairarapa is a lake at the southern end of the North Island of New Zealand, 50 kilometres east of Wellington. The lake covers an area of 78 km). The nearest town to the lake is Featherston, which is located five kilometres from its northern shore.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bartons Lagoon and Carkeek Observatory.

Bartons Lagoon

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Carkeek Observatory

Building

Carkeek Observatory

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

The Carkeek Observatory is the earliest surviving astronomical observatory in New Zealand. Carkeek Observatory is situated 4 km northeast of Wairarapa Lake Domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pigeon Bush and Cross Creek.

Pigeon Bush

Locality

Photo: Matthew25187, CC BY 3.0.

Pigeon Bush is a locality, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Wairarapa Lake Domain.

Cross Creek

Locality

Photo: Matthew25187, CC BY 2.5.

Cross Creek is a locality, which is situated 6 km west of Wairarapa Lake Domain.

Featherston

Town

Photo: Deano87, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Featherston is a town in the South Wairarapa District… Featherston is situated 6 km northeast of Wairarapa Lake Domain.

Wairarapa Lake Domain

Park
Location
Greater Wellington
North Island
New Zealand
Oceania
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Latitude

-41.16827° or 41° 10′ 6″ south

Longitude

175.2902° or 175° 17′ 25″ east

Open location code

4VCQR7JR+M3

GeoNames ID

Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pigeon Bush and Cross Creek.

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