Craig’s Fountain

Craig’s Fountain is a fountain in Otago, South Island. Craig’s Fountain is situated nearby to Japanese Red Bridge, as well as near World War II Servicemen Memorial Garden.

Photo: David Nind, CC0.

Type: Fountain
Description: fountain in Oamaru Public Gardens, Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand
Also known as: “Craig Fountain”, “Craig Memorial Fountain”, “Craigs Fountain”, and “James Craig Fountain”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Japanese Red Bridge and Waitaki District Council.

Waitaki District Council

Government office

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

The Waitaki District Council building, the former Oamaru Chief Post Office, is the seat of the Waitaki District in Oamaru, New Zealand. Oamaru's first post office was built in 1864 to a design by William Mason and William Clayton. Waitaki District Council is situated 420 metres southeast of Craig’s Fountain.

Oamaru Public Library

Library

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oamaru Public Library is situated 410 metres east of Craig’s Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oamaru and Weston.

Oamaru

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Oamaru is a town in North Otago, New Zealand, with beautiful Victorian buildings crafted from the fine, white local limestone, and colonies of penguins.

Weston

Suburb

Weston is a town situated 5 km inland from Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand. It is regarded as one of the more affluent towns of the Waitaki District and had a population of 1,050 in the 2018 census. Weston is situated 4½ km northwest of Craig’s Fountain.

Pukeuri

Hamlet

Pukeuri is a settlement to the north of Oamaru in the North Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located near the coast in the Waitaki District that straddles the border of Otago and Canterbury. Pukeuri is situated 9 km northeast of Craig’s Fountain.

Craig’s Fountain

Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.09916° or 45° 5′ 57″ south

Longitude

170.96429° or 170° 57′ 51″ east

Open location code

4V6GWX27+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 463190402

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fountain

Wikidata ID

Q63252737

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include World War II Servicemen Memorial Garden and Ōamaru Creek Bridge.

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