Rangitoto Beacon

Rangitoto Beacon is a beacon in Auckland, Auckland Region. Rangitoto Beacon is situated nearby to the volcano North Head, as well as near the suburb Mission Bay.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bean Rock and SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium.

Bean Rock

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Bean Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated at the end of a reef in the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the only remaining example in New Zealand of a wooden cottage-style lighthouse, and it is one of only a few remaining worldwide. Bean Rock is situated 1½ km southwest of Rangitoto Beacon.

SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium

Public aquarium

Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium is a public aquarium opened on 25 January 1985 in Auckland, New Zealand. Located at 23 Tamaki Drive, it was the brainchild of New Zealand marine archaeologist and diver Kelly Tarlton. SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium is situated 3½ km southwest of Rangitoto Beacon.

North Head

Volcano

Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

North Head is a volcano and Tūpuna Maunga forming a headland at the east end of the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, in the suburb of Devonport. North Head is situated 2½ km west of Rangitoto Beacon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mission Bay and Cheltenham.

Mission Bay

Suburb

Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mission Bay is a seaside suburb of Auckland city, on the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb's beach is a popular resort, located alongside Tamaki Drive. Mission Bay is situated 3 km south of Rangitoto Beacon.

Cheltenham

Neighborhood

Photo: 111 Emergency, CC BY 2.0.

Devonport is a harbourside suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on the North Shore, at the southern end of the Devonport Peninsula that runs southeast from near Lake Pupuke in Takapuna, forming the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour. Cheltenham is situated 3 km west of Rangitoto Beacon.

St Heliers

Suburb

Photo: Carpenter0, Public domain.

St Heliers is a seaside suburb of Auckland with a population of 11,760 as of June 2025. St Heliers is located at the eastern end of Tamaki Drive, and used to be the place where the Tamaki estuary formally divided Auckland from Manukau City, until the entire Auckland region was amalgamated under a single city authority, the Auckland Council, in 2010. St Heliers is situated 3½ km southeast of Rangitoto Beacon.

Rangitoto Beacon

Type: Beacon
Category: transportation
Location: Auckland, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-36.82428° or 36° 49′ 27″ south

Longitude

174.84171° or 174° 50′ 30″ east

Open location code

4VMP5RGR+7M

GeoNames ID

11611500

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