Plimmerton Quarry
Plimmerton Quarry is a quarry in Greater Wellington, North Island. Plimmerton Quarry is situated nearby to the cemetery Hongoeka Urupa, as well as near the peak Mount Porirua.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Taupō Swamp and Plimmerton railway station.
Taupō Swamp
Photo: Rudolph89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taupō Swamp is a lowland freshwater swamp located three kilometres north of Plimmerton and 20 kilometres north-northeast of Wellington. In 1986 the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust purchased Taupō Swamp with the aim of both protecting and restoring the wetland.
Plimmerton railway station
Railway station
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Plimmerton railway station is on the North Island Main Trunk Railway in Plimmerton, Porirua, New Zealand, and is part of Wellington's Metlink suburban rail network operated by Transdev Wellington. Plimmerton railway station is situated 2½ km southeast of Plimmerton Quarry.
Plimmerton Beach
Beach
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Plimmerton Beach is situated 2½ km southeast of Plimmerton Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hongoeka and Plimmerton.
Hongoeka
Hamlet
Hongoeka is a community in the city of Porirua in New Zealand. It is northwest of Plimmerton and adjacent to Hongoeka Bay. It extends from an urupā boundary at the end of Moana Road, to Haukōpua.
Plimmerton
Suburb
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Plimmerton is a seaside suburb that lies in the northwest part of the city of Porirua in New Zealand, adjacent to some of the city's more congenial beaches.
Camborne
Suburb
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Camborne, New Zealand is a hilltop and seaside suburb of Porirua. Camborne covers an area of 0.84 km², including a land area of 0.84 km². Most of the suburb is a short walk from Porirua Harbour, and many homes have views of the harbour, neighbouring hills, the sea and Mana Island. Camborne is situated 3½ km southeast of Plimmerton Quarry.
Plimmerton Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.06544° or 41° 3′ 56″ southLongitude
174.84821° or 174° 50′ 54″ eastOpen location code
4VCPWRMX+R7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1006093725OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
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