Picton Heritage and Whaling Museum
Picton Heritage and Whaling Museum is a museum in Marlborough District, Marlborough. Picton Heritage and Whaling Museum is situated nearby to the hostel Atlantis Backpackers, as well as near the park Picton Foreshore Reserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Picton Railway Station and Picton Library and Service Centre.
Picton Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Picton Railway Station is situated 130 metres west of Picton Heritage and Whaling Museum.
Picton Library and Service Centre
Library
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Picton Library and Service Centre is situated 260 metres south of Picton Heritage and Whaling Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Picton and Waikawa.
Picton
Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Picton is a small but important town in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds at the top of the South Island of New Zealand. The town is a major hub in New Zealand's transport network, linking the South Island road and rail network with ferries that cross Cook Strait to and from Wellington in the North Island.
Waikawa
Quarter
Photo: Sid Mosdell, CC BY 2.0.
Waikawa is a small settlement to the north east of Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand. Waikawa Bay opens onto Queen Charlotte Sound. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "bitter water" for Waikawa.
Ngākuta Bay
Village
Ngākuta Bay is a settlement and bay in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. The bay is part of Grove Arm in Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui. Picton is about 11 km to the southeast via Queen Charlotte Drive. Ngākuta Bay is situated 4 km northwest of Picton Heritage and Whaling Museum.
Picton Heritage and Whaling Museum
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Marlborough District, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.28857° or 41° 17′ 19″ southLongitude
174.00641° or 174° 0′ 23″ eastOpen location code
4VCPP264+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 746510888OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
“Picton Heritage and Whaling Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “皮尔顿博物馆”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Atlantis Backpackers and Round ‘a’ Mini Golf.
Nearby Places
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