Fossil Creek

Fossil Creek is a farmstead in Nelson, Nelson Bays. Fossil Creek is situated nearby to the town Brightwater.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brightwater School.

School

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Brightwater School is situated 3 km north of Fossil Creek.

Nearby places include Brightwater and Wakefield.

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 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, 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.

Latitude

-41.40827° or 41° 24′ 30″ south

Longitude

173.11017° or 173° 6′ 37″ east

Elevation

217 metres (712 feet)

Open location code

4VCMH4R6+M3

GeoNames ID

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