Fire Tower
Fire Tower is a tower in Whanganui, North Island. Fire Tower is situated nearby to Whanganui Fire Station, as well as near the military installation Whanganui Army Reserves.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cooks Gardens and Royal Whanganui Opera House.
Cooks Gardens
Park
Photo: Rudolph89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cooks Gardens is a multi-purpose stadium in Wanganui, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches, athletics and cycling. The main stadium, known as Westpac Stadium, is able to hold 20,700 people with 3,500 covered seats. Cooks Gardens is situated 420 metres northeast of Fire Tower.
Royal Whanganui Opera House
Theater building
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The Royal Whanganui Opera House is a theatre located in Whanganui, New Zealand. Built in 1899, it is New Zealand's last Victorian theatre. Located on St Hill Street in central Whanganui, the theatre seats 830 and is a venue for many local, national and international events. Royal Whanganui Opera House is situated 480 metres northeast of Fire Tower.
Ward Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ward Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Whanganui, New Zealand. Built in 1901 and administered by the Wanganui Astronomical Society, it is named after Joseph Ward, the society's first president and longtime director of the observatory. Ward Observatory is situated 540 metres north of Fire Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whanganui and Putiki.
Whanganui
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Whanganui or Wanganui is a city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the mouth of the Whanganui River, which flows from Mount Tongariro via the stunning Whanganui National Park. The district has a population of about 48,000 in 2022.
Putiki
Suburb
Putiki is a settlement in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island, located across the Whanganui River from Whanganui city.
College Estate
Quarter
College Estate is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.
Fire Tower
- Type: Tower
- Category: building
- Location: Whanganui, Manawatū–Whanganui, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.93784° or 39° 56′ 16″ southLongitude
175.04801° or 175° 2′ 53″ eastLevels
6Open location code
4VGQ326X+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 904286572OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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