Orongo Bay
Orongo Bay is a bay in Auckland Region, North Island. Orongo Bay is situated nearby to the locality Frenchmans Swamp, as well as near the village Okiato.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pompallier House and Russell Museum.
Pompallier House
Historic building
Photo: Zaqrfv, Public domain.
Pompallier House is a nineteenth-century building located in Russell, New Zealand which once served as the headquarters to the French Catholic mission to the Western Pacific.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Pulv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Christ Church is New Zealand's oldest surviving church, located in the village of Russell. The Anglican church was built in 1835 by Gilbert Mair under the supervision of Charles Baker, and originally held services in both English and Māori.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Okiato and Russell.
Okiato
Village
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Okiato or Old Russell is a small town in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, 7 kilometres south of present-day Russell. It was founded in 1840 and served as New Zealand's first national capital until 1841, when the seat of government was moved to Auckland.
Russell
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Russell is a charming, elegant township in the Bay of Islands, in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand. A short passenger ferry ride across the bay from Paihia and the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi, this historic town is one of the earliest European settlements in New Zealand, dating back to the early 19th century.
Opua
Town
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Opua is a locality in the Bay of Islands, in the sub-tropical Northland Region of New Zealand. It is notable as the first port for overseas yachts arriving in the country after crossing the Pacific Ocean.
Orongo Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in New Zealand
- Category: body of water
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.28472° or 35° 17′ 5″ southLongitude
174.1371° or 174° 8′ 14″ eastOpen location code
4VPPP48P+4ROpenStreetMap ID
node 7103457503OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
6230431Wikidata ID
Q49387140
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In Other Languages
“Orongo Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Orongo Bay”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tikitikioure and Pompallier French Catholic Mission.
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