Somes Island Anti-Aircraft Battery
Somes Island Anti-Aircraft Battery is a fort in New Zealand. Somes Island Anti-Aircraft Battery is situated nearby to the ruins degaussing station, as well as near the archaeological site Matiu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Petone Settlers Museum and Wellesley College.
Petone Settlers Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Petone Settlers Museum is a local history museum located in the Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial, a historic building in Petone, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Petone Settlers Museum is situated 3½ km north of Somes Island Anti-Aircraft Battery.
Wellesley College
School
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wellesley College is a boys-only independent primary school founded in 1914 as Croydon in Days Bay, Eastbourne, New Zealand. It was a boarding school which also took day pupils. Wellesley College is situated 4 km southeast of Somes Island Anti-Aircraft Battery.
Iona Memorial Cross
Memorial
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iona Memorial Cross is situated 3½ km north of Somes Island Anti-Aircraft Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point Howard and Seaview.
Point Howard
Quarter
Photo: Eothan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Point Howard is a suburb on the eastern side of Wellington Harbour, in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Point Howard is situated 3½ km east of Somes Island Anti-Aircraft Battery.
Seaview
Quarter
Photo: Wainuiomartian, CC0.
Seaview is an industrial suburb of the city of Lower Hutt, in Wellington, New Zealand. Situated on the eastern coast of the Hutt Valley, the suburb lies between Te Awa Kairangi / the Hutt River and Petone, and the bays of Eastbourne to the south. Seaview is situated 3½ km northeast of Somes Island Anti-Aircraft Battery.
Māhina Bay
Quarter
Photo: Dolla Richmond, Public domain.
Māhina Bay is a quarter, which is situated 4 km east of Somes Island Anti-Aircraft Battery.
Somes Island Anti-Aircraft Battery
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.25969° or 41° 15′ 35″ southLongitude
174.86617° or 174° 51′ 58″ eastOpen location code
4VCPPVR8+4FOpenStreetMap ID
node 7539596104OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include degaussing station and Matiu.
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