5-inch gun emplacement

5-inch gun emplacement is a building in Whangarei, Northland. 5-inch gun emplacement is situated nearby to WWII Gun Emplacement, as well as near Smugglers Bay Beach.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Lion and Mount Manaia.

Mount Lion

Peak

Photo: Follash, Public domain.

Mount Lion is a peak.

Mount Manaia is a dominant landmark approximately 30 kilometres southeast of Whangārei city on the Whangārei Heads peninsula. Standing 420 metres, the summit offers outstanding views of the Marsden Point Oil Refinery, Bream Bay and the Hauraki Gulf to the south, Whangārei Harbour to the west and the Poor Knights Islands and Northland coast to the north. Mount Manaia is situated 3½ km north of 5-inch gun emplacement.

Mount Aubrey

Peak

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Mount Aubrey is a peak, which is situated 3½ km northwest of 5-inch gun emplacement.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urquharts Bay and Taurikura.

Urquharts Bay

Hamlet

Photo: Follash, Public domain.

Urquharts Bay is a hamlet.

Taurikura

Hamlet

Photo: Follash, Public domain.

Taurikura is a small, rural township in the Whangarei District, approximately 30 kilometres south east of Whangārei city in Northland, New Zealand. The town is located on the shores of Calliope Bay at the base of 420-metre-high Mount Manaia which, along with Bream Head and the Hen Island, collectively form the ancient remnants of a very large andesitic volcano. Taurikura is situated 3 km north of 5-inch gun emplacement.

Marsden Point

Hamlet

Photo: Follash, Public domain.

Marsden Point is a broad, flat peninsula that is the southern head of the Whangārei Harbour entrance on the east coast of Northland, New Zealand, 30 kilometres southeast of the city of Whangārei. Marsden Point is situated 3½ km west of 5-inch gun emplacement.

5-inch gun emplacement

Type: Building
Location: Whangarei, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.85025° or 35° 51′ 1″ south

Longitude

174.52619° or 174° 31′ 34″ east

Open location code

4VPP4GXG+WF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 337563870

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include WWII Gun Emplacement and Smugglers Bay Beach.

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