Penguin Lookout
Penguin Lookout is a scenic viewpoint in Otago, South Island. Penguin Lookout is situated nearby to Kātiki Point Lighthouse, as well as near the archaeological site Te Raka-a-Hineatea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kātiki and Moeraki.
Kātiki
Locality
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
Photo: jokertrekker, CC BY 3.0.
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 3½ km north of Penguin Lookout.
Hampden
Village
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
-45.39235° or 45° 23′ 33″ southLongitude
170.86622° or 170° 51′ 58″ eastOpen location code
4V6GJV58+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 5041770971OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Penguin Lookout and Te Raka-a-Hineatea.
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