Blockhouse Bay

Blockhouse Bay is a residential suburb in the south west of , in 's . It is sited on the northern coast of the , and is also close to the administrative boundary that existed between Auckland City and , two of the former four cities of what was the Auckland conurbation before amalgamation into .
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  • Type: Suburb with 16,800 residents
  • Description: suburb of Auckland, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Blockhouse Bay, New Zealand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Armanasco House and Blockhouse Bay Recreation Reserve.

Community center
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is a community center.

Park
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is a park.

School
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Windsor and Lynfield.

Suburb
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, founded in 1865, is a suburb of , . It is located 10 kilometres from the , between , Blockhouse Bay, Mt Roskill and .

Suburb
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is a suburb of , New Zealand. It is under the local governance of . The suburb is located on the southwestern bordering the , much of which is densely forested with native forest.

Suburb
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is a residential suburb in , New Zealand, located 10 kilometres to the southwest of the . The suburb is located along the , one of the narrowest points of the , and was the location of Te Tōanga Waka, a traditional waka portage between the and harbours.

Blockhouse Bay

Latitude
-36.91978° or 36° 55′ 11″ south
Longitude
174.70147° or 174° 42′ 5″ east
Population
16,800
Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)
Open location code
4VMP3PJ2+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267618998
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6232191
Wiki­data ID
Q4927276
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Satellite Map

Discover Blockhouse Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Blockhouse Bay” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Blockhouse Bay”
  • Cebuano: “Blockhouse Bay”
  • French: “Blockhouse Bay”
  • Japanese: “ブロックハウス・ベイ”
  • Japanese: “ブロックハウスベイ”
  • Turkish: “Blockhouse Bay”
  • Urdu: “بلاک ہاؤس بے”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Blockhouse Bay Baptist Church and Green Bay Mission Hall.

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