Sign of the Takahe Lookout

Sign of the Takahe Lookout is a scenic viewpoint in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Sign of the Takahe Lookout is situated nearby to the park Cracroft Reserve, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Water Tower (Cashmere Hill lookout).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cracroft Reserve and Sign of the Takahe.

Cracroft Reserve

Park

Photo: Jon Sullivan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cracroft Reserve is a 3.2-hectare public reserve on Cracroft Hill in the Cashmere suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is situated next to the Sign of the Takahe.

Sign of the Takahe

Café

Photo: Gobeirne, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Sign of the Takahe is a neo-Gothic style historic building in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is currently leased from Christchurch City Council and run as a wedding and function venue. Sign of the Takahe is situated 120 metres southeast of Sign of the Takahe Lookout.

Cashmere Primary School

School

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cashmere Primary School is situated 550 metres northwest of Sign of the Takahe Lookout.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cashmere and Cracroft.

Cashmere

Suburb

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cashmere is a suburb which rises above the southern end of the city of Christchurch in New Zealand's South Island, on the north side of the Port Hills.

Cracroft

Suburb

Photo: Schwede66, Public domain.

Cracroft is a south-west suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Cracroft was named for John Cracroft Wilson, who settled in this part of Christchurch at the bottom of the Port Hills Range in 1854.

Beckenham

Suburb

Photo: Gobeirne, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beckenham is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located three kilometres south of the city centre. The Heathcote River winds through this predominantly residential suburb, a section of which is often referred to locally as the "Beckenham Loop".

Sign of the Takahe Lookout

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.58064° or 43° 34′ 50″ south

Longitude

172.63459° or 172° 38′ 5″ east

Open location code

4V8JCJ9M+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 401434234

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Water Tower (Cashmere Hill lookout) and Longhurst Reserve.

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