Old Quarry
Old Quarry is a historic site in Wellington, Greater Wellington. Old Quarry is situated nearby to LOTR Dunharrow Scene Part I, as well as near the grassland Ellice Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of New Zealand and Basin Reserve.
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 1¼ km north of Old Quarry.
Basin Reserve
Stadium
Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.
The Basin Reserve, also known as the Cello Basin Reserve for sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as the Basin, is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand. Basin Reserve is situated 640 metres west of Old Quarry.
Wellington East Girls’ College
School
Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wellington East Girls' College is a state single-sex girls' secondary school which sits directly above Mount Victoria Tunnel, Wellington, New Zealand. Serving Years 9 to 13, the school currently has 1,011 students. Wellington East Girls’ College is situated 240 metres southwest of Old Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Victoria and Hataitai.
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.
Hataitai
Suburb
Photo: Turnagra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hataitai is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, 3.5 kilometres southeast of the city centre. The suburb extends over the southeastern flank of Mount Victoria and down a valley between the Town Belt and a ridge along the shoreline of Evans Bay.
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.
Old Quarry
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.30188° or 41° 18′ 7″ southLongitude
174.7876° or 174° 47′ 15″ eastOpen location code
4VCPMQXQ+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 26989067OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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