Featherston Military Camp Tower
Featherston Military Camp Tower is a tower in South Wairarapa District, Greater Wellington. Featherston Military Camp Tower is situated nearby to the manor estate Longwood House, as well as near the historic building Granary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Featherston prisoner of war camp and Featherston railway station.
Featherston prisoner of war camp
Historic site
Photo: RDMALB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Featherston prisoner of war camp was a camp for captured Japanese soldiers during World War II at Featherston, New Zealand, notorious for a 1943 incident in which 48 Japanese and one New Zealander were killed. Featherston prisoner of war camp is situated 3 km northeast of Featherston Military Camp Tower.
Featherston railway station
Railway station
Photo: Matthew25187, CC BY 2.5.
Featherston railway station is a single-platform, urban railway station serving the town of Featherston in the Wairarapa district of New Zealand. The station lies on the Wairarapa Line, between Harrison Street West and Harrison Street East. Featherston railway station is situated 3 km north of Featherston Military Camp Tower.
Featherston Library
Library
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Featherston Library is situated 2½ km northwest of Featherston Military Camp Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Featherston and Tauwharenīkau.
Featherston
Town
Photo: Deano87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Featherston is a town in the South Wairarapa District, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is at the eastern foothills of Remutaka Range close to the northern shore of Lake Wairarapa, 63 km north-east of central Wellington and 37 km south-west of Masterton. Featherston is situated 3 km northwest of Featherston Military Camp Tower.
Tauwharenīkau
Hamlet
Tauwharenīkau is a rural locality and a statistical area in the South Wairarapa District and Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. The locality is on SH 1 about 5 km east of Featherston and 7 km southwest of Greytown by road, and the statistical area covers the Tauwharenīkau River valley and plain north of SH 53. Tauwharenīkau is situated 4 km northeast of Featherston Military Camp Tower.
Kahutara
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Kahutara is a rural locality and a statistical area in the South Wairarapa District and Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. The locality is east of Lake Wairarapa and west of Martinborough. Kahutara is situated 10 km south of Featherston Military Camp Tower.
Featherston Military Camp Tower
- Type: Tower
- Categories: building, historic site, and historic building
- Location: South Wairarapa District, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.13893° or 41° 8′ 20″ southLongitude
175.34103° or 175° 20′ 28″ eastOpen location code
4VCQV86R+CCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1076797856OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Longwood House and Granary.
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