Brice Falls

Brice Falls is a locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury. Brice Falls is situated nearby to the quarter Kennedys Bush, as well as near the village Governors Bay.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cass Peak and Marleys Hill.

Cass Peak

Peak

Photo: Melissa Hutchison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ōrongomai / Cass Peak is a hill in the western Port Hills in Christchurch, New Zealand. Its most notable feature is a radar dome that was built on the peak in the late 1980s, which is used for aircraft positioning services.

Marleys Hill

Peak

Marleys Hill is a hill in the Port Hills above Christchurch, New Zealand. It is a short distance south-west of Sugarloaf, and is taller than it by a few metres. Marleys Hill is situated 2½ km northeast of Brice Falls.

Halswell Quarry Park

Quarry

Halswell Quarry Park

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Halswell Quarry operated between 1861 and 1990 before becoming the 60.4 hectares Halswell Quarry Park, one of many Christchurch City Council reserves. It offers a combination of walking and mountain biking tracks, historic sites, picnic areas, botanical collections, and six sister city gardens. Halswell Quarry Park is situated 3 km northwest of Brice Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kennedys Bush and Governors Bay.

Kennedys Bush

Quarter

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Kennedys Bush is a south-western suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. Kennedys Bush is situated 3 km northwest of Brice Falls.

Governors Bay

Village

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Governors Bay is a small town in Canterbury, New Zealand. Governors Bay is situated 3½ km east of Brice Falls.

Ohinetahi

Locality

Photo: J Brew, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ohinetahi is a locality, which is situated 3½ km east of Brice Falls.

Brice Falls

Type: Locality
Description: waterfalls near Christchurch, New Zealand
Category: waterfall
Location: Selwyn District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.62308° or 43° 37′ 23″ south

Longitude

172.60357° or 172° 36′ 13″ east

Named after

Gerald William Brice

Open location code

4V8J9JG3+QC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10310201098

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Brice Falls” goes by many names.

German: “Brice Falls”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Stoneridge Downs and Quarry Paddocks.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Upper Brice Water Fall and Lower Brice Waterfall.

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