Picnic Shed

Picnic Shed is a shelter in Auckland, Auckland Region. Picnic Shed is situated nearby to the ruins Motor Garage, as well as near Bach 39.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rangitoto Island and Rangitoto Wharf.

Rangitoto Island

Photo: BrysonH44, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rangitoto Island is a volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf, just off the North Island of New Zealand. It is 40 minutes by ferry from Auckland and is a popular destination for a halfday hike with a great view and tunnel-like caves formed by lava.

Rangitoto Wharf

Transport stop

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rangitoto Wharf is a transport stop, which is situated 230 metres south of Picnic Shed.

Bean Rock

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Bean Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated at the end of a reef in the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the only remaining example in New Zealand of a wooden cottage-style lighthouse, and it is one of only a few remaining worldwide. Bean Rock is situated 4 km southwest of Picnic Shed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Heliers and Cheltenham.

St Heliers

Suburb

Photo: Carpenter0, Public domain.

St Heliers is a seaside suburb of Auckland with a population of 11,760 as of June 2025. St Heliers is located at the eastern end of Tamaki Drive, and used to be the place where the Tamaki estuary formally divided Auckland from Manukau City, until the entire Auckland region was amalgamated under a single city authority, the Auckland Council, in 2010. St Heliers is situated 5 km south of Picnic Shed.

Cheltenham

Neighborhood

Photo: 111 Emergency, CC BY 2.0.

Devonport is a harbourside suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on the North Shore, at the southern end of the Devonport Peninsula that runs southeast from near Lake Pupuke in Takapuna, forming the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour. Cheltenham is situated 5 km west of Picnic Shed.

Vauxhall

Quarter

Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.

Narrow Neck is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council. Vauxhall is situated 5 km west of Picnic Shed.

Picnic Shed

Type: Shelter
Category: building
Location: Auckland, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-36.80717° or 36° 48′ 26″ south

Longitude

174.86174° or 174° 51′ 42″ east

Open location code

4VMP5VV6+4M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 861194537

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=shelter

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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