Heyward Point
Heyward Point is a lighthouse in New Zealand. Heyward Point is situated nearby to Kaikai Beach, as well as near Spit Beach.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Whareakeake and Taiaroa Head Lighthouse.
Whareakeake
Beach
Whareakeake is a beach 25 kilometres northeast of Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, as well as the valley above and behind the beach. Located to the west of Aramoana and included as a section of the Otago Heads, Whareakeake was a place of habitation for Māori people from early times until the Sealers' War skirmish of 1817 from which it derived its colonial name.
Taiaroa Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taiaroa Head Lighthouse is situated 3½ km southeast of Heyward Point.
Fort Taiaroa
Museum
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Taiaroa is a museum, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Heyward Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aramoana and Long Beach.
Aramoana
Village
Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
Aramoana is a small coastal settlement 27 kilometres north of Dunedin on the South Island of New Zealand. The settlement's permanent population in the 2001 Census was 261. Aramoana is situated 2½ km southeast of Heyward Point.
Long Beach
Hamlet
Long Beach, known in Māori as Wharauwerawera or Wharewerawera is a small coastal settlement in Otago, New Zealand comprising approximately 100 homes. Many of the sections were initially auctioned in October 1922 for a pound deposit. Long Beach is situated 3½ km west of Heyward Point.
Pūrākaunui
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pūrākaunui is a small settlement in Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located within the bounds of the city of Dunedin, in a rural coastal area some 25 km to the north of the city centre. Pūrākaunui is situated 4 km west of Heyward Point.
Heyward Point
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.75608° or 45° 45′ 22″ southLongitude
170.69204° or 170° 41′ 31″ eastElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Height
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
4V6G6MVR+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 1052818010OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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