Whakatane Astronomical Society
The Whakatane Astronomical Society is a voluntary, non-profit society for people interested in amateur astronomy in the Whakatāne District of New Zealand.- Type: Observatory
- Description: organisation in Whakatāne, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Whakatāne Observatory”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Whakatāne High School and Whakatāne Hospital.
Whakatāne High School
School
Photo: Taco1lama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whakatāne High School is a secondary school located in the town of Whakatāne, New Zealand. As of 2025, the school has a roll of over 1200 students and aims to offer every student an equal opportunity to succeed with strong values around responsibility, respect and achievement. Whakatāne High School is situated 1¼ km west of Whakatane Astronomical Society.
Whakatāne Hospital
Hospital
Whakatāne Hospital is a hospital in New Zealand, serving the town of Whakatāne, and the Eastern Bay of Plenty. It is operated and managed by the Bay of Plenty District Health Board. Whakatāne Hospital is situated 2 km southwest of Whakatane Astronomical Society.
Whakatane Seventh-day Adventist School
School
Whakatāne is a town located in the Bay of Plenty Region in the North Island of New Zealand, 90 kilometres east of Tauranga and 89 kilometres northeast of Rotorua. Whakatane Seventh-day Adventist School is situated 2 km west of Whakatane Astronomical Society.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whakatane and Coastlands.
Whakatane
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Whakatāne is a coastal town in the eastern Bay of Plenty on New Zealand's North Island. It is one of the sunniest towns in New Zealand. The nearby village of Ōhope, only about 7 minutes by car through a gorgeous pass with stunning views of the ocean, features one of the best beaches in the entire country, which has won numerous "Best Beach" awards over the years.
Coastlands
Hamlet
Photo: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coastlands is a beach settlement in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located north of Whakatāne, directly across the Whakatāne River. Coastlands is situated 4 km northwest of Whakatane Astronomical Society.
Poroporo
Locality
Poroporo is a rural community in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located south-west of Whakatāne, inland from the settlement. Poroporo is situated 4½ km southwest of Whakatane Astronomical Society.
Whakatane Astronomical Society
- Categories: organization, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Whakatāne District, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.95711° or 37° 57′ 26″ southLongitude
177.00035° or 177° 0′ 1″ eastOpen location code
4VJV22V2+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 969899534OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q7990473
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In Other Languages
“Whakatane Astronomical Society” goes by many names.
- French: “Whakatane Astronomical Society”
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