West Melton
West Melton is a tower in Canterbury, South Island. West Melton is situated nearby to the park Retford Common, as well as near the athletics track BMX Track.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include R. F. Joyce Observatory.
R. F. Joyce Observatory
Building
R. F. Joyce Observatory is the home observatory of the Canterbury Astronomical Society and is situated near West Melton, Christchurch, New Zealand. The observatory is the result of the bequest of R. R. F. Joyce Observatory is situated 2½ km northwest of West Melton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Melton and Aylesbury.
West Melton
Town
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
West Melton is a town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located 24 kilometres west of Christchurch and is part of the Christchurch metropolitan area.
Aylesbury
Hamlet
Aylesbury is a settlement in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It can be found between the towns of Rolleston and Kirwee. The epicentre of the 7.1 magnitude Canterbury earthquake on 4 September 2010, was very close to Aylesbury and the largest land surface fractures were in this locality. Aylesbury is situated 9 km west of West Melton.
Templeton
Suburb
Templeton is a small town on the outskirts of Christchurch. Lying along State Highway 1. Templeton has been the centre of harness racing in Canterbury. Templeton is situated 9 km southeast of West Melton.
West Melton
- Type: Tower
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.51394° or 43° 30′ 50″ southLongitude
172.37512° or 172° 22′ 30″ eastOperator
Spark New ZealandOpen location code
4V8JF9PG+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 8180640925OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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