Camerontown

Camerontown or Cameron Town was a British Army supply depot used during the Invasion of the Waikato during the New Zealand Wars in 1863, and later a small settlement.

Type: Locality
Description: British Army supply depot in New Zealand
Also known as: “Cameron” and “Cameron Town”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pukekohe Hill.

Pukekohe Hill

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Pukekohe Hill is one of the most prominent volcanoes of the South Auckland volcanic field in New Zealand. The shield volcano erupted approximately 550,000 years ago, making it one of the youngest known volcanoes of the field. Pukekohe Hill is situated 4 km north of Camerontown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Puni and Buckland.

Puni

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Puni is a rural locality in the Franklin ward of Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand. It is predominantly a dairy farming and market gardening area. Puni is situated 4 km northwest of Camerontown.

Buckland

Quarter

Buckland is a small town in the Franklin ward of Auckland Regional Council, on the south-east side of Pukekohe, between Pukekohe and Tuakau, and on the northern boundary of Waikato District. It is part of the Pukekohe urban area. Buckland is situated 6 km northeast of Camerontown.

Tuakau

Town

Photo: GPS 56, CC BY 2.0.

Tuakau is a town in the Waikato region at the foot of the Bombay Hills, formerly part of the Franklin District until 2010, when it became part of Waikato District in the North Island of New Zealand. Tuakau is situated 6 km east of Camerontown.

Camerontown

Category: human settlement
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.26153° or 37° 15′ 42″ south

Longitude

174.88007° or 174° 52′ 48″ east

Open location code

4VJPPVQJ+92

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13483174661

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

Wikidata ID

Q5026434

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