Durie Hill Tower
Durie Hill Tower is a tower in New Zealand. Durie Hill Tower is situated nearby to Durie Elevator (tunnel entrance), as well as near Whanganui City Bridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moutoa Gardens and Royal Whanganui Opera House.
Moutoa Gardens
Park
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Moutoa Gardens, also known as Pākaitore, is a historically significant site and park in the city of Whanganui, New Zealand. In 1995 it was the site of a protest by local Māori and a 79 day occupation which divided New Zealand public opinion. Moutoa Gardens is situated 710 metres northwest of Durie Hill Tower.
Royal Whanganui Opera House
Theater building
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The Royal Whanganui Opera House is a theatre located in Whanganui, New Zealand. Built in 1899, it is New Zealand's last Victorian theatre. Located on St Hill Street in central Whanganui, the theatre seats 830 and is a venue for many local, national and international events. Royal Whanganui Opera House is situated 1 km west of Durie Hill Tower.
Cooks Gardens
Park
Photo: Rudolph89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cooks Gardens is a multi-purpose stadium in Wanganui, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches, athletics and cycling. The main stadium, known as Westpac Stadium, is able to hold 20,700 people with 3,500 covered seats. Cooks Gardens is situated 1 km west of Durie Hill Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durie Hill and Whanganui.
Durie Hill
Suburb
Durie Hill is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. The suburb was designed in 1920 by Samuel Hurst Seager as a garden suburb based on garden-city planning principles.
Whanganui
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Whanganui or Wanganui is a city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the mouth of the Whanganui River, which flows from Mount Tongariro via the stunning Whanganui National Park. The district has a population of about 48,000 in 2022.
Putiki
Suburb
Putiki is a settlement in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island, located across the Whanganui River from Whanganui city.
Durie Hill Tower
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Wheelchair access: no
- Categories: tower, building, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.93699° or 39° 56′ 13″ southLongitude
175.06158° or 175° 3′ 42″ eastHeight
32 metres (104 feet)Open location code
4VGQ3376+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 557668393OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Durie Hill Tower” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ドゥリーヒル・タワー”
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Highlights include Durie Elevator (tunnel entrance) and Whanganui City Bridge.
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