Preston Downs
Preston Downs is a neighborhood in Selwyn District, Canterbury. Preston Downs is situated nearby to the neighborhood Gainsborough, as well as near Halkett Grove.Places of Interest
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 Preston Downs.
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 8 km west of Preston Downs.
Rolleston
Town
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Rolleston is the seat and largest town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the Canterbury Plains 22 kilometres south-west of Christchurch, and is part of the wider Christchurch metropolitan area. Rolleston is situated 9 km south of Preston Downs.
Preston Downs
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Selwyn District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.5185° or 43° 31′ 7″ southLongitude
172.36556° or 172° 21′ 56″ eastOpen location code
4V8JF9J8+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 9758619714OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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