Blueskin Bay
Blueskin Bay is in Otago, New Zealand, 25 km north of Dunedin, 25 km south of Palmerston, and 350 km south of Christchurch. The area's small towns and villages of Waitati, Warrington, Seacliff, Evansdale and Doctors Point attract lifestyle-commuter types who work in the city and alternative dudes who want to do their own thing.Photo: GeocacheNZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Alistair Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Barnabas Church and Waitati Cemetery.
St Barnabas Church
Church
Photo: Nankai, Public domain.
St Barnabas' Church is a heritage listed Anglican church, located at 266 Coast Road, Warrington, Otago, New Zealand. The small wooden church was built in 1872.
The Kilmog
Peak
The Kilmog, occasionally called Kilmog Hill and known in Māori as Kirimoko, is a hilly area approximately 20 kilometres north of Dunedin, New Zealand, on State Highway 1, to the north of Blueskin Bay and south of Karitane.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waitati and Warrington.
Waitati
Village
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waitati, from the Māori Waitete, is a small seaside settlement in Otago, New Zealand, within the city limits of Dunedin. It is located close to the tidal mudflats of Blueskin Bay, 19 kilometres north of the Dunedin city centre.
Warrington
Village
Warrington, known in Māori as Ōkāhau, is a small settlement on the coast of Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated close to the northern shore of Blueskin Bay, an area of mudflats north of Dunedin, and is administered as part of Dunedin City.
Evansdale
Hamlet
Evansdale is a locality on State Highway 1, 25 km north of Dunedin, at the north west of Blueskin Bay. It also has lent its name to a cheese producer, and a census-gathering district, which has a population of 1,482 in the 2013 New Zealand census, an increase of 198 people since the 2006 census.
Blueskin Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bight in New Zealand
- Categories: bight and body of water
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.7304° or 45° 43′ 49″ southLongitude
170.5816° or 170° 34′ 54″ eastElevation
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
4V6G7H9J+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 11110898348OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Blueskin Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Chinese—“Blueskin Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Blueskin Bay”
- Chinese: “蓝皮湾”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Blueskin Bay”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Michies Crossing and Orokonui.
Otago: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Alexandra, and Oamaru.
Explore These Curated Destinations
Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.