Hornby
Hornby is a tower in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Hornby is situated nearby to the park Bermuda Reserve, as well as near Waterloo Reserve No. 1.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Air Force Museum and Hornby High School.
Air Force Museum
Museum
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.
The Air Force Museum of New Zealand, formerly called The Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum, is located at Wigram, the RNZAF's first operational base, in Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand. Air Force Museum is situated 1½ km southeast of Hornby.
Hornby High School
School
Hornby High School is a state coeducational secondary school located in the western Christchurch, New Zealand suburb of Hornby. It caters for approximately 986 students from Years 7 to 13. Hornby High School is situated 680 metres northwest of Hornby.
Archives New Zealand
Government office
Archives New Zealand is a government office, which is situated 1½ km east of Hornby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hornby and Hei Hei.
Hornby
Suburb
Hornby is a residential and retail suburb at the western edge of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb is directly connected to other parts of Christchurch and the South Island by a number of main arterial routes, including State Highway 1 and the Christchurch Southern Motorway.
Hei Hei
Suburb
Hei Hei is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located in the west of Christchurch 11 kilometres from the central city, and is bisected by State Highway 1.
Wigram
Suburb
Wigram is a suburb in the southwest of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb lies close to the industrial estates of Sockburn and the satellite retail and residential zone of Hornby, and has undergone significant growth in recent years due to housing developments.
Hornby
- Type: Tower
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.54135° or 43° 32′ 29″ southLongitude
172.53217° or 172° 31′ 56″ eastHeight
26 metres (85 feet)Operator
Spark New ZealandOpen location code
4V8JFG5J+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 8175547317OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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