Penguin Lookout

Penguin Lookout is a scenic viewpoint in Otago, South Island. Penguin Lookout is situated near Kātiki Point Lighthouse, as well as near the archaeological site Te Raka-a-Hineatea.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kātiki Point Lighthouse.

Kātiki Point Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Hayden5650, Public domain.

The Kātiki Point Lighthouse, also known as Moeraki Lighthouse, shone for the first time in 1878, following several accidents on the dangerous reefs around the area, to make the area safer for ships that sailed past on their way to Port Chalmers, Dunedin. Kātiki Point Lighthouse is situated 250 metres northwest of Penguin Lookout.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kātiki and Moeraki.

Kātiki

Locality

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Kātiki is a small settlement in North Otago, New Zealand. It lies between the townships of Palmerston and Hampden on State Highway 1 at the northern end of Kātiki Beach, close to the Moeraki Peninsula.

Moeraki

Village

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Moeraki is a small fishing village on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It was once the location of a whaling station. In the 1870s, local interests believed it could become the main port for the north Otago area and a railway line, the Moeraki Branch, was built to the settlement and opened in 1877. Moeraki is situated 4 km north of Penguin Lookout.

Hampden

Village

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Hampden, a small town in North Otago, New Zealand, lies close to the North Otago coast, 35 kilometres south of Oamaru and 80 kilometres north of the city of Dunedin, to both of which it is connected by State Highway 1. Hampden is situated 8 km northwest of Penguin Lookout.

Penguin Lookout

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.39384° or 45° 23′ 38″ south

Longitude

170.86772° or 170° 52′ 4″ east

Open location code

4V6GJV49+F3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5041770970

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Penguin Lookout and Te Raka-a-Hineatea.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Uenuku and Moeraki Village Holiday Park.

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