Glen Afton
Glen Afton is a railway stop in Waikato District, Waikato. Glen Afton is situated nearby to the peak Hangapipi, as well as near the locality Rotowaro.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant.
Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant
Photo: Impavidus87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant, also known as the Waikato Carbonisation Plant, was a coal processing plant in the Rotowaro/Huntly area, New Zealand. It was also the first plant to use the Lurgi process in the Southern Hemisphere. Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant is situated 3½ km east of Glen Afton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glen Afton and Rotowaro.
Glen Afton
Hamlet
Glen Afton and Pukemiro are twin settlements in the Waikato District, in northern Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The nearest town is Huntly, some 14 km away.
Rotowaro
Locality
Photo: Impavidus87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rotowaro was once a small coal mining township approximately 10 km west of Huntly in the Waikato region of New Zealand. The town was built especially for miners houses, but was entirely removed in the 1980s to make way for a large opencast mine. Rotowaro is situated 6 km northeast of Glen Afton.
Glen Massey
Hamlet
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Glen Massey is a former mining village, 9.5 km west of Ngāruawāhia, which was, until 1958, terminus of the Glen Massey Line. It then went into decline, but is now becoming a home for Hamilton commuters. Glen Massey is situated 8 km southeast of Glen Afton.
Glen Afton
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Waikato District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.60868° or 37° 36′ 31″ southLongitude
175.03257° or 175° 1′ 57″ eastOpen location code
4VJQ92RM+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 8439633867OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=halt
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