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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.09916° or 45° 5′ 57″ southLongitude
170.96429° or 170° 57′ 51″ eastOpen location code
4V6GWX27+8POpenStreetMap ID
way 463190402OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainWikidata 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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