Rakaia Cemetery
Rakaia Cemetery is a cemetery in Canterbury, South Island. Rakaia Cemetery is situated nearby to the hamlet Chertsey.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rakaia Bridge.
Rakaia Bridge
Bridge
The Rakaia Bridge is New Zealand's longest road bridge and crosses the Rakaia River, one of Canterbury's large braided rivers. The present bridge was opened in 1939 and replaced an earlier combined road and rail bridge from 1873. Rakaia Bridge is situated 4 km east of Rakaia Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rakaia and Chertsey.
Rakaia
Town
Photo: Mr Bungle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rakaia is a town sited on the southern banks of the Rakaia River on the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island, approximately 57 km south of Christchurch on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line.
Chertsey
Hamlet
Chertsey is a town in the Ashburton District, of New Zealand's South Island. It is located close to State Highway 1, which bypasses the town to the west, between Ashburton and Rakaia on the Canterbury Plains. Chertsey is situated 7 km southwest of Rakaia Cemetery.
Rakaia Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.75447° or 43° 45′ 16″ southLongitude
171.99318° or 171° 59′ 36″ eastOpen location code
4V8H6XWV+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 1099737133OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rakaia Pony Club and Rakaia Domain.
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