Pickmere Channel

Pickmere Channel is a strait in Auckland Region, North Island. Pickmere Channel is situated nearby to the village Rangitane, as well as near the locality Kerikeri Inlet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kemp House and Stone Store.

Kemp House

Museum

Photo: Moriori, Public domain.

Kemp House, also known as Mission House, is the oldest extant building in New Zealand. The building was built in 1822 as part of the Kerikeri Mission Station by the Church Missionary Society. Kemp House is located in the Kerikeri Basin. Kemp House is situated 3½ km southwest of Pickmere Channel.

Stone Store

Museum

Photo: Noel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Stone Store is the oldest undamaged stone building in New Zealand. The Stone Store was constructed from 1832 to 1836 by the Church Missionary Society in Kerikeri as a warehouse to a Georgian design by John Hobbs. Stone Store is situated 3½ km southwest of Pickmere Channel.

St James’ Church, Kerikeri

Church

Photo: Ronnie Macdonald, CC BY 2.0.

St James' Anglican Church is an heritage-listed Anglican church located in Kerikeri, in New Zealand's Bay of Islands. The church dates to 1878 and replaced a larger chapel from 1829. St James’ Church, Kerikeri is situated 3½ km southwest of Pickmere Channel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rangitane and Kerikeri Inlet.

Rangitane

Village

Rangitane or Rangitāne is a settlement on the east bank of the Rangitane River and the northern shore of the Kerikeri Inlet in the Far North District of New Zealand.

Kerikeri Inlet

Village

Kerikeri Inlet is a settlement on the south side of the inlet of the same name in the Far North District of New Zealand. It is 10 km west of Kerikeri by road. Kerikeri Inlet is situated 4 km southeast of Pickmere Channel.

Kerikeri

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kerikeri is a popular tourist destination in the famous Bay of Islands on the North Island of New Zealand. Often described as the Cradle of the Nation, it is the site of the first permanent mission station in the country, and has some of the most historic buildings in New Zealand.

Pickmere Channel

Type: Strait
Category: body of water
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.19818° or 35° 11′ 53″ south

Longitude

173.99018° or 173° 59′ 25″ east

Elevation

19 metres (62 feet)

Open location code

4VPMRX2R+P3

GeoNames ID

6229637

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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