Church of the Good Shepherd
The Church of the Good Shepherd on the shores of Lake Tekapo on the South Island of New Zealand is a small Anglican church used by various denominations.Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: nondenominational
- Description: New Zealand Anglican church at Lake Tekapo
- Also known as: “Church of the Good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo”
- Address: Pioneer Drive, Lake Tekapo
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount John University Observatory and Lake George Scott.
Mount John University Observatory
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
University of Canterbury Mount John Observatory, previously known as Mt John University Observatory, is New Zealand's premier astronomical research observatory. Mount John University Observatory is situated 2½ km northwest of Church of the Good Shepherd.
Lake George Scott
Lake
Lake George Scott, also called Scott Pond, is a small lake situated on the Tekapo River approximately 3 kilometres downstream of Lake Tekapo, New Zealand.
Tekapo A Power Station
Power station
Photo: Morray, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tekapo A Power Station is a hydroelectric facility at the southern end of Lake Tekapo in the Mackenzie Basin, Canterbury, New Zealand. It is a short distance south of the township. The power station is owned and operated by Genesis Energy Limited. Tekapo A Power Station is situated 2 km southwest of Church of the Good Shepherd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Tekapo and Tekapo Military Camp.
Lake Tekapo
Photo: Cuzza, Public domain.
Lake Tekapo is a lakeside resort village in the Mackenzie Country in the South Island of New Zealand. It gets its name from one of the Southern Lakes in the Southern Alps.
Tekapo Military Camp
Locality
Photo: New Zealand Defence Force, CC BY 2.0.
Tekapo Military Camp is a locality, which is situated 6 km west of Church of the Good Shepherd.
Church of the Good Shepherd
- Categories: building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Mackenzie District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-44.00335° or 44° 0′ 12″ southLongitude
170.48247° or 170° 28′ 57″ eastInception
August 3rd, 1935Open location code
4V7GXFWJ+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 88254064OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=nondenominationalWikidata ID
Q31359665
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Welsh—“Church of the Good Shepherd” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Kostel Dobrého pastýře”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الراعى الصالح”
- Luxembourgish: “Church of the Good Shepherd”
- Welsh: “Eglwys y Bugail Da”
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