Tāwhiti Whakaruatapu
Tāwhiti Whakaruatapu is a historic site in Greater Wellington, North Island. Tāwhiti Whakaruatapu is situated nearby to the peak Taurewa, as well as near the locality Raurimu Spiral.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raurimu Spiral and Raurimu.
Raurimu Spiral
Locality
Photo: Duane Wilkins, CC BY 3.0.
The Raurimu Spiral is a single-track railway spiral, starting with a horseshoe curve, overcoming a 139-metre height difference, in the central North Island of New Zealand, on the North Island Main Trunk railway between Wellington and Auckland. Raurimu Spiral is situated 5 km south of Tāwhiti Whakaruatapu.
Raurimu
Village
Raurimu is a settlement in Ruapehu District, New Zealand. State Highway 4 passes through it, and the North Island Main Trunk railway line runs to the east. Raurimu is situated 5 km southwest of Tāwhiti Whakaruatapu.
Ōwhango
Village
Photo: Prankster, Public domain.
Ōwhango is a small town in New Zealand situated about 20 kilometres south of Taumarunui on State Highway 4, and about 2 kilometres west of the Whakapapa River, a tributary of the nascent Whanganui River. Ōwhango is situated 10 km northwest of Tāwhiti Whakaruatapu.
Tāwhiti Whakaruatapu
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.07685° or 39° 4′ 37″ southLongitude
175.4253° or 175° 25′ 31″ eastOpen location code
4VGQWCFG+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 13806099232OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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