Sir John McKenzie Monument
Sir John McKenzie Monument is an obelisk in Otago, South Island. Sir John McKenzie Monument is situated nearby to the peak Puketapu, as well as near the village Palmerston.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Puketapu and East Otago High School.
Puketapu
Peak
Photo: ShakyIsles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Puketapu is a prominent hill in Otago, in New Zealand's South Island, overlooking the town of Palmerston. The name Puketapu is Māori meaning "sacred hill".
East Otago High School
School
Photo: Benchill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Otago High School is a secondary school in Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand. The school hosted a cultural exchange with Japanese pupils from Nichidai Third Junior High School between 2005 and 2008. East Otago High School is situated 1½ km northwest of Sir John McKenzie Monument.
Boer War memorial
Memorial
Boer War memorial is situated 1¼ km northwest of Sir John McKenzie Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palmerston and Shag Point.
Palmerston
Village
Palmerston is a town in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. Located 50 kilometres to the north of the city of Dunedin, it is the largest town in the Waihemo Ward of the Waitaki District, with a population of 890 residents.
Shag Point
Hamlet
Shag Point / Matakaea is a headland and township in East Otago, New Zealand. Both the point and the nearby Shag River take their English name from a seabird, the pied shag. Shag Point is situated 7 km northeast of Sir John McKenzie Monument.
Glenpark
Locality
Glenpark is a lightly populated rural locality in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. It is northwest of Palmerston and on the banks of the Shag River. To the west is the locality of Stoneburn. Glenpark is situated 8 km northwest of Sir John McKenzie Monument.
Sir John McKenzie Monument
- Type: Obelisk
- Categories: historic site and memorial
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.49064° or 45° 29′ 26″ southLongitude
170.73123° or 170° 43′ 52″ eastInception
1929Height
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
4V6GGP5J+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1225171472OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=obelisk
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