Whitewash Head
Whitewash Head is in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Whitewash Head is situated nearby to the quarter Scarborough, as well as near Nicholson Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Matuku-takotako and Van Asch College.
Matuku-takotako
Beach
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Matuku-takotako is a beach, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Whitewash Head.
Van Asch College
School
Photo: Archives New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Van Asch Deaf Education Centre was located in Truro Street, Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand. It was a special school for deaf children, accepting both day and residential pupils, as well being as a resource centre providing services and support for parents, mainstream students and their teachers in the South Island and the Lower North Island. Van Asch College is situated 1½ km southwest of Whitewash Head.
Cave Rock
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Cave Rock is a volcanic rock formation in Sumner, New Zealand. The prominent rock outcrop is a visual landmark on Sumner Beach, with a signalling mast built on top.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scarborough and Taylors Mistake.
Scarborough
Quarter
Scarborough is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Scarborough is located between Sumner and Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake. It was named for the seaside resort in North Yorkshire, England.
Taylors Mistake
Quarter
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake is an area in New Zealand's South Island, at the southeastern extremity of the city of Christchurch Taylors Mistake is a bay adjacent to the locality, on the north side of Awaroa / Godley Head, on the northern edge of Banks Peninsula.
Sumner
Suburb
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sumner is a coastal seaside suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, and was surveyed and named in 1849 in honour of John Bird Sumner, the newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury and president of the Canterbury Association.
Whitewash Head
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.5744° or 43° 34′ 28″ southLongitude
172.77801° or 172° 46′ 41″ eastOpen location code
4V8JCQGH+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 351109746OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
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