Carter Fountain
The Carter Fountain is a distinctive feature 150 metres out in Wellington Harbour from Oriental Bay. Installed in 1973, it was named in memory of the parents of its donor Hugh Carter, who drowned only days after the fountain's inauguration.Photo: DB Thats-Me, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Fountain
- Description: fountain in Wellington, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Oriental Bay Fountain”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of New Zealand and St Gerard’s Church and Monastery.
Museum of New Zealand
Museum
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. Usually known as Te Papa, it opened in 1998 after the merging of the National Museum of New Zealand and the National Art Gallery. Museum of New Zealand is situated 1 km west of Carter Fountain.
St Gerard’s Church and Monastery
Monastery
St Gerard's Church and Monastery collectively form one of Wellington's most distinctive and iconic landmarks. Located on Mount Victoria in Wellington, both buildings are classified as Category 1 Historic Places by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. St Gerard’s Church and Monastery is situated 360 metres southwest of Carter Fountain.
Oriental Bay Band Rotunda
Bandstand
Photo: Tea and Toast, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Oriental Bay Band Rotunda is a heritage-listed building located in the middle of Oriental Bay in Wellington, New Zealand. It was built in 1936 to replace an earlier wooden band rotunda and initially was a one-storey pavilion with changing rooms for swimmers and an open-air viewing platform. Oriental Bay Band Rotunda is situated 130 metres south of Carter Fountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oriental Bay and Roseneath.
Oriental Bay
Suburb
Photo: Brett Taylor, CC BY 2.0.
Oriental Bay is a bay and suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Known for being both a popular beach and an opulent centre of affluence in the city, it is located close to the central business district on Wellington Harbour.
Roseneath
Suburb
Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roseneath is an affluent suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, located east of Oriental Bay and north of Hataitai. The peninsula was named after Rosneath, a village on the Rosneath Peninsula on Scotland's River Clyde.
Mount Victoria
Suburb
Photo: Jack Magnus McDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Victoria is a suburb of central Wellington, New Zealand, named after the 196 metres hill Mount Victoria to the east. Mount Victoria's residential area is on its north-western slopes.
Carter Fountain
Latitude
-41.2898° or 41° 17′ 23″ southLongitude
174.79438° or 174° 47′ 40″ eastOpen location code
4VCPPQ6V+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 170603342OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainWikidata ID
Q17198556
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In Other Languages
“Carter Fountain” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة كارتر”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oriental Beach and Freyberg Beach.
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