Forest Lake

Forest Lake is a suburb of in and was added to from around the 1930s. It is centred around Forest Lake Road, which is used by around 10,000 vehicles a day.
  • Type: Suburb with 2,600 residents
  • Description: suburb of Hamilton, New Zealand
  • Also known as: Forest Lake, New Zealand

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fairfield Bridge and Fraser High School.

Bridge
is a tied-arch bridge on the in , , New Zealand. It is one of six bridges in the city. It spans from River Road, on the east bank of the river, to Victoria Street, on the west side.

School
is a secondary school in . The school began in 1920 as Hamilton Technical Day School.

Bridge
is a prestressed concrete box girder bridge in , , spanning the . It cost $2.35m, or $3.4m including the approach roads, and was opened at the start of a weekend of Centennial celebrations, on 11 February 1978, by representatives of Māori, Government and City, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, Venn Young and Ross Jansen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Livingstone and Maeroa.

Quarter
is a suburb in western in . J , who the suburb is named after, owned and subdivided a large proportion of the area in 1916.

Suburb
is a suburb in western in . Originally an outlying suburb, it became part of Hamilton City in 1925 with the second boundary extension.

Suburb
Photo: Nzwj, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb in central in . The suburb is home to , formerly Rugby Park. It is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton with a total capacity of 25,800.

Forest Lake

Latitude
-37.77447° or 37° 46′ 28″ south
Longitude
175.25488° or 175° 15′ 18″ east
Population
2,600
Open location code
4VJQ67G3+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1624967292
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q5065596
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Forest Lake” goes by many names.

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Notable Places Nearby

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