Magpie Lawn
Magpie Lawn is a recreation area in Wellington, Greater Wellington. Magpie Lawn is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint James Hector Memorial Lookout, as well as near the playground Wellington Botanic Garden Play Area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wellington Botanic Garden and Space Place at Carter Observatory.
Wellington Botanic Garden
Garden
Photo: Ppe42, Public domain.
Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā is a botanical garden close to central Wellington in New Zealand. It covers 25 ha of land in a valley between Thorndon and Kelburn, with Glenmore Street as a boundary along the valley floor.
Space Place at Carter Observatory
Planetarium
Photo: Mozasaur, Public domain.
Space Place at Carter Observatory is an observatory in Wellington, New Zealand, located at the top of the Wellington Botanic Garden. The site was originally home to the Wellington City Observatory, established in 1924. Space Place at Carter Observatory is situated 290 metres east of Magpie Lawn.
Wellington Cable Car Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Wellington Cable Car Museum is situated 370 metres southeast of Magpie Lawn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northland and Kelburn.
Northland
Suburb
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Northland is a suburb in west-central Wellington, New Zealand. It borders the suburbs of Highbury, Kelburn, Thorndon, Wilton, Wadestown and Karori. Northland is populated by a mix of university students, young professionals and families.
Kelburn
Suburb
Kelburn is a central suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, situated within 1 kilometre of the central business district. Kelburn sits on the hills just west of the capital's central business district and is bordered by the Botanic Garden and the suburbs of Thorndon and Northland to the north, the suburbs of Karori and Highbury to the south west, and Aro Valley to the south.
Magpie Lawn
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.2834° or 41° 17′ 0″ southLongitude
174.76376° or 174° 45′ 50″ eastOpen location code
4VCPPQ87+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 27989488OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include James Hector Memorial Lookout and Wellington Botanic Garden Play Area.
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