Picton

Picton is a railway stop in Marlborough District, Marlborough. Picton is situated near the tourism office i-SITE, as well as near the miniature golf course Round ‘a’ Mini Golf.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Picton and Picton Library and Service Centre.

Picton

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Picton is a railway station.

Picton Library and Service Centre

Library

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Picton Library and Service Centre is situated 310 metres southeast of Picton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Picton and Waikawa.

Picton is a small but important town in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds at the top of the South Island of New Zealand. The town is a major hub in New Zealand's transport network, linking the South Island road and rail network with ferries that cross Cook Strait to and from Wellington in the North Island.

Waikawa

Quarter

Photo: Sid Mosdell, CC BY 2.0.

Waikawa is a small settlement to the north east of Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand. Waikawa Bay opens onto Queen Charlotte Sound. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "bitter water" for Waikawa. Waikawa is situated 2½ km northeast of Picton.

Ngākuta Bay

Village

Ngākuta Bay is a settlement and bay in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. The bay is part of Grove Arm in Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui. Picton is about 11 km to the southeast via Queen Charlotte Drive. Ngākuta Bay is situated 3½ km northwest of Picton.

Picton

Type: Railway stop
Categories: transport stop and transport
Location: Marlborough District, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.28843° or 41° 17′ 18″ south

Longitude

174.00475° or 174° 0′ 17″ east

Open location code

4VCPP263+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 348203832

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: i-SITE and Round ‘a’ Mini Golf.

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