Brown Owl
Brown Owl is a suburb of Upper Hutt, located 3–4km from the city centre. It developed slowly from the 1960s. The suburb is located on the eastern side of the Hutt River at the base of the Eastern Hutt Valley Hills and Emerald Hill, with SH2 running right through it.- Suburb with about 3,760 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 90 metres (300 feet)
- …is also known as “Brown Owl, New Zealand”
- …is named after Frank Johnston’s Model T Ford which had a miniature brown owl dangling in the back window
- Description: suburb of Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maymorn railway station and Mangaroa railway station.
Maymorn railway station
Railway station
Maymorn railway station is a twin platform, rural… Maymorn railway station is situated 3 km east of Brown Owl.
Mangaroa railway station
Ruins
Mangaroa railway station was a single-platform rural…
Maternity
Work of art
Maternity is a work of art, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Brown Owl.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Timberlea and Maoribank.
Timberlea
Quarter
Timberlea is a suburb of Upper Hutt, located 3.5-6.5 km northeast from the city centre.
Maoribank
Suburb
Maoribank is a suburb of Upper Hutt, located 2–3 km east-northeast of the city centre.
Tōtara Park
Suburb
Tōtara Park is a suburb of Upper Hutt, New Zealand, located 2 km northeast of the city centre.
Brown Owl
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Latitude
-41.10405° or 41° 6′ 15″ south
Longitude
175.09752° or 175° 5′ 51″ east
Open location code
4VCQV3WX+92
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Brown Owl” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Brown Owl, New Zealand”
- French: “Brown Owl”
- Turkish: “Brown Owl”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Emerald Hill and Mount Marua.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rimutaka Baptist Church and Brown Owl Shops.
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