Falcon Shoals Beacon
Falcon Shoals Beacon is a beacon in Greater Wellington, North Island. Falcon Shoals Beacon is situated nearby to the suburb Karaka Bays, as well as near Maupuia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Ballance and David Farrington Park.
Fort Ballance
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Ballance is a former coastal artillery battery on Point Gordon on Wellington's Miramar Peninsula. Built in 1885 following fears of an impending war with Russia, Fort Ballance is one of the best preserved of a string of nineteenth century coastal fortifications constructed to protect New Zealand from naval attack. Fort Ballance is situated 1½ km northwest of Falcon Shoals Beacon.
David Farrington Park
Recreation area
Photo: NZ Footballs Conscience, CC BY-SA 4.0.
David Farrington Park, previously known as Centennial Park, is a football ground in the suburb of Miramar in Wellington, New Zealand. It is used for football matches and is the home ground of both Team Wellington and Miramar Rangers AFC. David Farrington Park is situated 2 km west of Falcon Shoals Beacon.
Kau Point Battery
Fort
Kau Point Battery is a 19th-century coast defence battery constructed in Wellington, New Zealand in the 1890s. It is located on the east side of Point Halswell in Wellington, New Zealand, approximately midway between the Massey Memorial and Fort Ballance, close to the site of the ancient Māori settlement of Kau-whakaara-waru. Kau Point Battery is situated 2½ km northwest of Falcon Shoals Beacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karaka Bays and Maupuia.
Karaka Bays
Suburb
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karaka Bays is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It lies on the northeast coast of the Miramar Peninsula, 6 km east-south-east of the city centre, and has an expansive view of Wellington Harbour.
Maupuia
Suburb
Maupuia on the Miramar Peninsula is an eastern suburb of Wellington to the north-west of Miramar. Developed in the 1970s, it is in the Eastern Ward. Maupuia had a usually resident population of 1,584 at the 2018 New Zealand census, similar to census figures from 2013 and 2006. Maupuia is situated 2½ km west of Falcon Shoals Beacon.
Seatoun
Suburb
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Seatoun is an eastern suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand and lies on the east coast of the Miramar Peninsula, close to the entrance to Wellington Harbour. Seatoun is situated 2½ km southwest of Falcon Shoals Beacon.
Falcon Shoals Beacon
- Type: Beacon
- Category: transportation
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.30436° or 41° 18′ 16″ southLongitude
174.8504° or 174° 51′ 1″ eastOpen location code
4VCPMVW2+75GeoNames ID
11611639
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