Parkes Waterfall
Parkes Waterfall is a waterfall in Marlborough District, Marlborough. Parkes Waterfall is situated nearby to the peak Mount Dobson, as well as near the village Tuamarina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tuamarina Cemetery and Wairau memorial.
Tuamarina Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Tuamarina Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand. The cemetery predates Omaka Cemetery and has been open to the public for burials since 1866, notwithstanding the burials of twenty two men there in 1843. Tuamarina Cemetery is situated 2½ km southeast of Parkes Waterfall.
Wairau memorial
Memorial
Photo: Archives New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wairau memorial is situated 2½ km southeast of Parkes Waterfall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuamarina and Spring Creek.
Tuamarina
Village
Photo: DB Thats-Me, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tuamarina is a small town just north of the Wairau River and a few kilometres from the Cloudy Bay coast in Marlborough, New Zealand. The Tuamarina River flows south through the settlement and joins the Wairau River. Tuamarina is situated 3 km southeast of Parkes Waterfall.
Spring Creek
Village
Spring Creek is a small town in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs past the settlement to the west, and the Wairau River flows past to the east. Picton is 22 km to the north, and Blenheim is 6 km to the south. Spring Creek is situated 6 km southeast of Parkes Waterfall.
Rapaura
Locality
Photo: AnnWoolliams, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rapaura is a locality northwest of Blenheim, New Zealand. The Wairau River flows past to the north. Spring Creek lies to the east. Rapaura consists of a church and a school. It also has high quality land for growing grapes. Rapaura is situated 7 km southwest of Parkes Waterfall.
Parkes Waterfall
- Type: Waterfall
- Category: body of water
- Location: Marlborough District, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.41313° or 41° 24′ 47″ southLongitude
173.93651° or 173° 56′ 12″ eastOpen location code
4VCMHWPP+PJOpenStreetMap ID
node 8498340717OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Dobson and Tuamarina River Bridge.
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