Watson Park

Watson Park is a park in Gisborne District, East Coast, which is located on Centennial Marine Drive. Watson Park is situated near the motorhome stopover Gisborne NZMCA Park, as well as near the park Awapuni Sports Stadium.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Gisborne Airport and Awapuni Speedway.

Gisborne Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Gisborne Airport is a regional airport located in the suburb of Elgin, 4.2 km from the city centre of Gisborne on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.

Awapuni Speedway

Awapuni Speedway or Gisborne Speedway is a motorcycle speedway venue, located approximately 4 kilometres south west from the centre of Gisborne, on Awapuni Road, adjacent to the Awapuni Links golf course. Awapuni Speedway is situated 1 km west of Watson Park.

Waikanae Beach

Beach

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Waikanae Beach is situated 1½ km east of Watson Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Awapuni and Elgin.

Awapuni

Quarter

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Awapuni is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Gisborne, located in the southwest of the city. It is named after the Awapuni lagoon, where the Waipaoa River runs into the ocean.

Elgin

Suburb

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Elgin is a suburb of Gisborne, in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located east and north of Awapuni, south of Te Hapara and west of Gisborne Central.

Victoria

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Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Victoria is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Gisborne. It is located close to the shore of Poverty Bay, to the southeast of the city centre, between the mouth of the Awapuni Creek and Awapuni. The suburb was named after Queen Victoria.

Watson Park

Type: Park
Address: 135A Centennial Marine Drive, Gisborne, 4010
Category: recreation area
Location: Gisborne District, East Coast, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-38.67154° or 38° 40′ 18″ south

Longitude

177.99463° or 177° 59′ 41″ east

Open location code

4VHV8XHV+9V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 727604151

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Highlights: Gisborne NZMCA Park and Awapuni Sports Stadium.

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