Te Uru Karaka
Te Uru Karaka is an archaeological site in New Zealand. Te Uru Karaka is situated nearby to the pier Stone Jetty / Boulder Wharf, as well as near the spring Te Puna Waitapu.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Maunganui and Capri on Pilot Bay.
Mount Maunganui
Volcano
Photo: AlexanderKlink, CC BY 3.0.
Mount Maunganui, or Mauao, known to locals as The Mount, is a 232 metre lava dome at the end of a tombolo in the Tauranga suburb of Mount Maunganui in New Zealand, beside the eastern entrance to the city's harbour.
Capri on Pilot Bay
Hotel
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capri on Pilot Bay is a hotel, which is situated 330 metres east of Te Uru Karaka.
J. C. Adams Cottage
Building
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
J. C. Adams Cottage is a building, which is situated 280 metres northeast of Te Uru Karaka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Maunganui and Omanu.
Mount Maunganui
Suburb
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Maunganui is a major residential, commercial and industrial suburb of Tauranga located on a peninsula to the north-east of Tauranga's city centre.
Omanu
Suburb
Omanu is a beach and suburb in Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The long, sandy beach is accessible via several public walkways through the dunes. Omanu is situated 5 km southeast of Te Uru Karaka.
Otūmoetai
Suburb
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Otūmoetai is a suburb of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. The Otūmoetai peninsula includes both the Otūmoetai suburb, and the neighbouring suburbs of Matua and Bellevue. Otūmoetai is situated 5 km southwest of Te Uru Karaka.
Te Uru Karaka
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.63438° or 37° 38′ 4″ southLongitude
176.17353° or 176° 10′ 25″ eastOpen location code
4VJR958F+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 11658203482OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stone Jetty / Boulder Wharf and Te Puna Waitapu.
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