Ōpito Bay
Ōpito Bay is a bay in Auckland Region, North Island. Ōpito Bay is situated nearby to the locality Pāroa Bay, as well as near Ōrongo Bay.- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in the central Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Opito Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Long Beach and Flagstaff Hill.
Flagstaff Hill
Peak
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
Flagstaff Hill overlooks the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Directly north of the small historical village of Russell, the flagstaff on the hill played a significant role in early relations between the local Māori of the Ngāpuhi iwi and early British colonials.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Russell and Okiato.
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.
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.
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.
Ōpito Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.26396° or 35° 15′ 50″ southLongitude
174.15309° or 174° 9′ 11″ eastOpen location code
4VPPP5P3+C6OpenStreetMap ID
node 7103392442OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
6230432Wikidata ID
Q32309401
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Ōpito Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Opito Bay”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oturori Rock and Long Beach.
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