Uenuku
Uenuku is a building in Otago, South Island. Uenuku is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint One Kakar, as well as near Centenary Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moeraki Boulders and Kātiki Point Lighthouse.
Moeraki Boulders
Photo: Beast from the Bush, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Moeraki Boulders are unusually large spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut Otago coast of New Zealand between Moeraki and Hampden. Moeraki Boulders is situated 3 km northwest of Uenuku.
Kātiki Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Hayden5650, Public domain.
The Kātiki Point Lighthouse, also known as Moeraki Lighthouse, shone for the first time in 1878, following several accidents on the dangerous reefs around the area, to make the area safer for ships that sailed past on their way to Port Chalmers, Dunedin. Kātiki Point Lighthouse is situated 3½ km south of Uenuku.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moeraki and Kātiki.
Moeraki
Village
Photo: jokertrekker, CC BY 3.0.
Moeraki is a small fishing village on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It was once the location of a whaling station. In the 1870s, local interests believed it could become the main port for the north Otago area and a railway line, the Moeraki Branch, was built to the settlement and opened in 1877.
Kātiki
Locality
Kātiki is a small settlement in North Otago, New Zealand. It lies between the townships of Palmerston and Hampden on State Highway 1 at the northern end of Kātiki Beach, close to the Moeraki Peninsula. Kātiki is situated 4 km south of Uenuku.
Hampden
Village
Hampden, a small town in North Otago, New Zealand, lies close to the North Otago coast, 35 kilometres south of Oamaru and 80 kilometres north of the city of Dunedin, to both of which it is connected by State Highway 1. Hampden is situated 5 km northwest of Uenuku.
Uenuku
- Type: Building
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.36173° or 45° 21′ 42″ southLongitude
170.85672° or 170° 51′ 24″ eastOpen location code
4V6GJVQ4+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 507147007OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=maraeOpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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