Volcanic Activity Centre
Volcanic Activity Centre is in Waikato, North Island. Volcanic Activity Centre is situated nearby to the sports venue Taupo Wake Park, as well as near the golf course Shooters Golf Driving Range.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Huka Prawn Park and Huka Falls.
Huka Prawn Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Huka Prawn Park is an aquaculture venture and tourist attraction located 10 minutes north of Taupō. It was started in 1987, and is currently New Zealand's only prawn farm. Huka Prawn Park is situated 760 metres northeast of Volcanic Activity Centre.
Huka Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Huka Falls is a set of waterfalls on the Waikato River, which drains Lake Taupō in New Zealand. A few hundred metres upstream from Huka Falls, the Waikato River narrows from approximately 100 metres across to a canyon only 15 metres across.
Wairakei Power Station
Power station
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
The Wairakei Power Station is a geothermal power station near the Wairakei Geothermal Field in New Zealand. Wairakei lies in the Taupō Volcanic Zone. Wairakei Power Station is situated 1¼ km northeast of Volcanic Activity Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rangatira Park and Tauhara.
Rangatira Park
Suburb
Rangatira Park is a suburb in the New Zealand town of Taupō. The suburb is located just north of Nukuhau and south of Huka Falls, on a hill above Waikato River. Residents of the suburb experienced an earthquake in September 2019. Rangatira Park is situated 5 km south of Volcanic Activity Centre.
Tauhara
Suburb
Tauhara is a suburb and geothermal area of Taupō in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The area's main geographic feature, Mount Tauhara, is culturally significant to local hapū. Tauhara is situated 6 km south of Volcanic Activity Centre.
Nukuhau
Suburb
Nukuhau is a suburb of Taupō in the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. Nukuhau is situated 6 km southwest of Volcanic Activity Centre.
Volcanic Activity Centre
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.63381° or 38° 38′ 2″ southLongitude
176.09349° or 176° 5′ 37″ eastOpen location code
4VHR938V+F9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3915762007OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Taupo Wake Park and Shooters Golf Driving Range.
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