Fossil Creek
Fossil Creek is a farmstead in Nelson, Nelson Bays. Fossil Creek is situated nearby to the town Brightwater.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ernest Rutherford memorial and Brightwater School.
Ernest Rutherford memorial
Photo: Alan Liefting, Public domain.
The Ernest Rutherford memorial includes a statue of the New Zealand scientist Ernest Rutherford, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908. It depicts Rutherford as a child, and is located near his birthplace in Brightwater, New Zealand. Ernest Rutherford memorial is situated 3½ km north of Fossil Creek.
Brightwater School
School
Photo: Xto 999, Public domain.
Brightwater School is situated 3 km north of Fossil Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brightwater and Wakefield.
Brightwater
Town
Brightwater is a town 20 kilometres southwest of Nelson in Tasman district in the South Island of New Zealand. It stands on the banks of the Wairoa River. Brightwater is situated 3½ km north of Fossil Creek.
Wakefield
Wakefield is a small town in the Nelson Bays region of New Zealand's South Island, 25 km south-west of Nelson. This travel guide also cover the town of Brightwater, 4 km east of Wakefield.
Hope
Town
Hope, previously known as Ranzau, is a small settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand. It lies south of Nelson city, between Richmond and Wakefield. Hope is situated 7 km northeast of Fossil Creek.
Fossil Creek
- Type: Farmstead
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.40827° or 41° 24′ 30″ southLongitude
173.11017° or 173° 6′ 37″ eastElevation
217 metres (712 feet)Open location code
4VCMH4R6+M3GeoNames ID
6250560
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