Spirit of Napier

Spirit of Napier is a fountain in Napier City, Hawke’s Bay. Spirit of Napier is situated near the public aquarium National Aquarium of New Zealand, as well as near the theater building Little Theatre.

Photo: SnakeEyesAndSissies, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Fountain
Description: sculptural fountain in Napier, New Zealand
Also known as: “Gilray Fountain”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: McLean Park and National Aquarium of New Zealand.

McLean Park

Stadium

Photo: Ovalise, CC BY-SA 4.0.

McLean Park is a sports ground in Napier, New Zealand. The two main sports played at the ground are cricket and rugby union. It is one of the largest cricket grounds in New Zealand. McLean Park is situated 540 metres west of Spirit of Napier.

National Aquarium of New Zealand

Public aquarium

Photo: ZoofanNZ, Public domain.

The National Aquarium of New Zealand, formerly Napier Aquarium, is a public aquarium on Marine Parade in Napier, New Zealand. It was started in 1957 and moved to its present location in December 1976. National Aquarium of New Zealand is situated 320 metres north of Spirit of Napier.

Napier railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Napier railway station in Napier, New Zealand was the main railway station in Napier and an intermediate stop on the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line. Napier railway station is situated 780 metres north of Spirit of Napier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Napier South and Central Napier.

Napier South

Suburb

Photo: Ovalise, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Napier South is a suburb of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. For some purposes, such as postal, it extends to include the Napier Central statistical area, which is covered here at Central Napier.

Central Napier

Quarter

Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Central Napier is the central area and business district of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. The main shopping street/downtown area of Napier is Emerson Street.

Marewa

Suburb

Marewa is a suburb of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. Development of the suburb began in 1934, after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake raised the previously low lying swamp land.

Spirit of Napier

Category: sculpture
Location: Napier City, Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.5037° or 39° 30′ 13″ south

Longitude

176.91862° or 176° 55′ 7″ east

Open location code

4VGRFWW9+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1035301581

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fountain

Wikidata ID

Q140994843

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Little Theatre and Pebble Beach Motor Inn.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ranui Flats and McLean Park Garden Motel.

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