Cross Creek
Cross Creek is a stream in Greater Wellington, North Island. Cross Creek is situated nearby to the locality Summit, as well as near Pigeon Bush.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cross Creek railway station and Summit railway station.
Cross Creek railway station
Shelter
Photo: Matthew25187, CC BY 2.5.
Cross Creek railway station was the base of operations for the Rimutaka Incline, a Fell railway over the Rimutaka Ranges, and part of the original Wairarapa Line between Upper Hutt and Featherston in the Wellington region of New Zealand's North Island.
Summit railway station
Shelter
Photo: Matthew25187, CC BY 2.5.
Summit railway station was at the summit of the Wairarapa line over the Rimutaka Ranges in the Wellington region of New Zealand’s North Island and was where trains were marshalled for a descent down the Rimutaka Incline or for Fell locomotives to be extricated from a train that had ascended the Incline.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maymorn and Mangaroa.
Maymorn
Hamlet
Maymorn is a rural area of Upper Hutt city in the Wellington region of New Zealand, consists of Rural Hill and Rural Valley Floor zones. The New Zealand census treats Maymorn as part of Te Mārua for statistical purposes. Maymorn is situated 8 km northwest of Cross Creek.
Mangaroa
Hamlet
Mangaroa is a rural settlement just outside of Upper Hutt, situated in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It includes lifestyle blocks and farms surrounded by hills, which are usually covered by a dusting of snow during the winter. Mangaroa is situated 9 km northwest of Cross Creek.
Kaitoke
Hamlet
Kaitoke, part of Upper Hutt City, is a locality in the southern North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the northern end of the Hutt Valley, 45 kilometres northeast of Wellington City and six kilometres from the northern end of the Upper Hutt urban area. Kaitoke is situated 9 km north of Cross Creek.
Cross Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.15827° or 41° 9′ 30″ southLongitude
175.2102° or 175° 12′ 37″ eastElevation
420 metres (1,378 feet)Open location code
4VCQR6R6+M3GeoNames ID
6251560
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