Palmerston Substation

Palmerston Substation is an electrical substation in Otago, South Island. Palmerston Substation is situated nearby to Smylers Peak, as well as near the peak Puketapu.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Puketapu and Boer War memorial.

Puketapu

Peak

Photo: ShakyIsles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Puketapu is a prominent hill in Otago, in New Zealand's South Island, overlooking the town of Palmerston. The name Puketapu is Māori meaning "sacred hill". Puketapu is situated 3½ km east of Palmerston Substation.

Boer War memorial

Memorial

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Boer War memorial is situated 2½ km east of Palmerston Substation.

East Otago High School

School

Photo: Benchill, CC BY-SA 3.0.

East Otago High School is a secondary school in Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand. The school hosted a cultural exchange with Japanese pupils from Nichidai Third Junior High School between 2005 and 2008. East Otago High School is situated 3 km east of Palmerston Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palmerston and Glenpark.

Palmerston

Village

Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY 3.0.

Palmerston is a town in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. Located 50 kilometres to the north of the city of Dunedin, it is the largest town in the Waihemo Ward of the Waitaki District, with a population of 890.

Glenpark

Locality

Glenpark is a lightly populated rural locality in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. It is northwest of Palmerston and on the banks of the Shag River. To the west is the locality of Stoneburn. Glenpark is situated 6 km north of Palmerston Substation.

Tumai

Locality

Tumai is a rural locality in East Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 between Waikouaiti and Palmerston, and close to the South Island Main Trunk railway, although trains no longer stop at Tumai. Tumai is situated 9 km south of Palmerston Substation.

Palmerston Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.4856° or 45° 29′ 8″ south

Longitude

170.68693° or 170° 41′ 13″ east

Operator

Otago Joint Venture

Open location code

4V6GGM7P+QQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 413768174

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