Brown Owl

Brown Owl is a suburb of , located 3–4km from the city centre. It developed slowly from the 1960s. The suburb is located on the eastern side of the at the base of the Eastern Hutt Valley Hills and , with SH2 running right through it.
Wikipedia
  • 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.
Matthew25187, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Railway station
is a twin platform, rural… is situated 3 km east of Brown Owl.
Matthew25187, CC BY 2.5.
Ruins
was a single-platform rural…
Pakoire, CC BY 4.0.
Work of art
is a work of art, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Brown Owl.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Timberlea and Maoribank.
Quarter
is a suburb of , located 3.5-6.5 km northeast from the city centre.
Suburb
is a suburb of , located 2–3 km east-northeast of the city centre.
Lcmortensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Suburb
is a suburb of , 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
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4259904505
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6244886
Wiki­data ID
Q4976223

Satellite Map

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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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