Oriental Beach
Oriental Beach is a beach in Wellington, Greater Wellington. Oriental Beach is situated nearby to the suburb Oriental Bay, as well as near the bandstand Band Rotunda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carter Fountain and Museum of New Zealand.
Carter Fountain
Fountain
Photo: DB Thats-Me, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Carter Fountain is a distinctive feature 150 metres out in Wellington Harbour from Oriental Bay. Installed in 1973, it was named in memory of the parents of its donor Hugh Carter, who drowned only days after the fountain's inauguration. Carter Fountain is situated 160 metres northeast of Oriental Beach.
Museum of New Zealand
Museum
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. Usually known as Te Papa, it opened in 1998 after the merging of the National Museum of New Zealand and the National Art Gallery. Museum of New Zealand is situated 1 km west of Oriental Beach.
St Gerard’s Church and Monastery
Monastery
St Gerard's Church and Monastery collectively form one of Wellington's most distinctive and iconic landmarks. Located on Mount Victoria in Wellington, both buildings are classified as Category 1 Historic Places by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. St Gerard’s Church and Monastery is situated 200 metres southwest of Oriental Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oriental Bay and Roseneath.
Oriental Bay
Suburb
Photo: Brett Taylor, CC BY 2.0.
Oriental Bay is a bay and suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Known for being both a popular beach and an opulent centre of affluence in the city, it is located close to the central business district on Wellington Harbour.
Roseneath
Suburb
Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roseneath is an affluent suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, located east of Oriental Bay and north of Hataitai. The peninsula was named after Rosneath, a village on the Rosneath Peninsula on Scotland's River Clyde, and has no association with roses.
Mount Victoria
Suburb
Photo: Jack Magnus McDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Victoria is a suburb of central Wellington, New Zealand, named after the 196 metres hill Mount Victoria to the east. Mount Victoria's residential area is on its north-western slopes.
Oriental Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.2908° or 41° 17′ 27″ southLongitude
174.79292° or 174° 47′ 35″ eastOpen location code
4VCPPQ5V+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 153924631OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Highlights include Band Rotunda and St Gerard’s monastery.
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