Explosive Origins
Explosive Origins is in Auckland Region, North Island. Explosive Origins is situated nearby to the historic site Early Settlers Memorial, as well as near the motorhome stopover Mount Manaia Lower Car Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Manaia and Mount Aubrey.
Mount Manaia
Peak
Photo: Follash, Public domain.
Mount Manaia is a dominant landmark approximately 30 kilometres southeast of Whangārei city on the Whangārei Heads peninsula. Standing 420 metres, the summit offers outstanding views of the Marsden Point Oil Refinery, Bream Bay and the Hauraki Gulf to the south, Whangārei Harbour to the west and the Poor Knights Islands and Northland coast to the north.
Whangarei Heads School
School
Whangarei Heads School is situated 570 metres southeast of Explosive Origins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whangārei Heads and Taurikura.
Whangārei Heads
Village
Whangārei Heads is a locality and volcanic promontory on the northern side of the Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangārei is 29 km to the north-west, and Ocean Beach is 8 km to the south-east, with Taurikura between the two. Mount Manaia rises to 420 metres to the east.
Taurikura
Hamlet
Photo: Follash, Public domain.
Taurikura is a small, rural township in the Whangarei District, approximately 30 kilometres south east of Whangārei city in Northland, New Zealand. The town is located on the shores of Calliope Bay at the base of 420-metre-high Mount Manaia which, along with Bream Head and the Hen Island, collectively form the ancient remnants of a very large andesitic volcano.
Marsden Point
Hamlet
Photo: Follash, Public domain.
Marsden Point is a broad, flat peninsula that is the southern head of the Whangārei Harbour entrance on the east coast of Northland, New Zealand, 30 kilometres southeast of the city of Whangārei. Marsden Point is situated 3½ km southwest of Explosive Origins.
Explosive Origins
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.82074° or 35° 49′ 15″ southLongitude
174.51081° or 174° 30′ 39″ eastOpen location code
4VPP5GH6+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 5636537638OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Early Settlers Memorial and Mount Manaia Lower Car Park.
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