Dodson Valley
Dodson Valley is a sub-suburb in Nelson, New Zealand, located by heading north into Atawhai. It borders between the coast Nelson Haven and further inland, featuring the main St. Dodson Valley Road.Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wakapuaka Cemetery and Founders Heritage Park.
Wakapuaka Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Stug.stug, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wakapuaka Cemetery is a cemetery located in Brooklands, Nelson, New Zealand. "Wakapuaka" is Māori for "heaps of aka leaves". Wakapuaka Cemetery is situated 2½ km southwest of Dodson Valley.
Founders Heritage Park
Museum
Photo: Ambrosia10, CC0.
Founders Heritage Park is a museum in Nelson, New Zealand, housing a number of groups with historical themes, including transport. A short heritage railway line is operated by the Nelson Railway Society. Founders Heritage Park is situated 3½ km southwest of Dodson Valley.
Amber House
Guest house
Photo: W. Frank, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Amber House is one of the older two-storey villas in New Zealand's third founded city of Nelson in the top of the South Island at 46 Weka Street. It is a traditional colonial-style construction using native rimu and mataī timbers with an external brick chimney that originally served four large fireplaces. Amber House is situated 4 km southwest of Dodson Valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atawhai and Marybank.
Atawhai
Suburb
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Atawhai is a suburb of Nelson, on the South Island of New Zealand. It lies north of Nelson and is the location of Wakapuaka Cemetery, a burial place since 1861. It also has a coastline on Nelson Haven and access to Boulder Bank via State Highway 6.
Marybank
Suburb
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Marybank is a suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 6 close to the northern end of Nelson Haven, between Atawhai and Wakapuaka. Marybank Reserve is the settlement's local park.
Todds Valley
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Todds Valley is a small township to the north of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies to the southeast of State Highway 6, immediately to the north of Marybank, New Zealand at the northern tip of Nelson Haven. Todds Valley is situated 3 km northeast of Dodson Valley.
Dodson Valley
- Type: Quarter
- Description: suburb of Nelson, New Zealand
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Nelson City, Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.24229° or 41° 14′ 32″ southLongitude
173.32603° or 173° 19′ 34″ eastElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
4VCMQ85G+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 254816605OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
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- Turkish: “Dodson Valley”
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