West Melton Rifle Range
West Melton Rifle Range is a shooting range in Selwyn District, Canterbury. West Melton Rifle Range is situated nearby to the military installation Grenade range, as well as near Demolition area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Melton Aerodrome and R. F. Joyce Observatory.
West Melton Aerodrome
Aerodrome
West Melton Aerodrome is a small airport located in West Melton, Canterbury, New Zealand. West Melton Aerodrome is located just 6 nautical miles west of Christchurch International Airport. It is owned and operated by the Canterbury Aero Club. West Melton Aerodrome is situated 3 km east of West Melton Rifle Range.
R. F. Joyce Observatory
Building
R. F. Joyce Observatory is the home observatory of the Canterbury Astronomical Society and is situated near West Melton, Christchurch, New Zealand. The observatory is the result of the bequest of R. R. F. Joyce Observatory is situated 2 km south of West Melton Rifle Range.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Melton and Aylesbury.
West Melton
Town
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
West Melton is a town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located 24 kilometres west of Christchurch and is part of the Christchurch metropolitan area. West Melton is situated 5 km south of West Melton Rifle Range.
Aylesbury
Hamlet
Aylesbury is a settlement in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It can be found between the towns of Rolleston and Kirwee. The epicentre of the 7.1 magnitude Canterbury earthquake on 4 September 2010, was very close to Aylesbury and the largest land surface fractures were in this locality. Aylesbury is situated 9 km southwest of West Melton Rifle Range.
West Melton Rifle Range
- Type: Shooting range
- Categories: military installation and sports location
- Location: Selwyn District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.47956° or 43° 28′ 46″ southLongitude
172.3567° or 172° 21′ 24″ eastOpen location code
4V8JG9C4+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 889215672OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=range
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