Island Block
in Central Otago District of Otago, New Zealand
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Alexandra Airport (37 mi) - Dunedin Airport (37 mi)
- Queenstown International Airport (62 mi)
- Invercargill Airport (72 mi)
- Wanaka Airport (72 mi)
- Oamaru Airport (95 mi)
- Ryans Creek Aerodrome (103 mi)
- Pukaki Airport (109 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -45.750 and 169.467 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -45° 45' 0" and E 169° 28' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - NZD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Maori
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:08 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:39 am and 5:38 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 43.275 and -8.988 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Corme-Aldea - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to New Zealand.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning New Zealand. Last Update: 2024-05-02 08:23:34
Discover Island Block
Island Block in Central Otago District (Otago) is a city in New Zealand about 407 mi (or 655 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital city.
Local time in Island Block is now 11:08 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Island Block. The closest airport in New Zealand is Alexandra Airport in a distance of 37 mi (or 60 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dunedin, Invercargill, Greymouth, Christchurch and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 86% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
9°C (48 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
10°C (51 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
SNOW 21 June 2013 taking a QUIX4U measure near Edievale NZ
SNOW 21 June 2013 taking a QUIX4U measure near Edievale NZ This is a continuation (direct follow on) video .. Of our SNOW video - around Roxburgh & it's environs And you can see that...
Snow Stuck Vehicles (I had to tow out at) Island Block- Raes Junction- Edievale (NZ) .mp4
Central Otago South Island -- New Zealand .. Last Sunday .. 24th July 2011 Winter "finally" arrived .. with a little bit of SNOW But see.. I didn't care - eh.? As after all -- !!! I'd...
17 Oct 2011 (006) Start of Island Block NZ- Changed Cell Phs (totally outa memory) 0p15secs
17 Oct 2011 (006) Start of Island Block NZ- Changed Cell Phs Nah -- that RED ONE was full too... Thus- sorry -- but.? (totally outa memory) 0p15secs .mp4 Mor...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Raes Junction
Raes Junction is a small settlement in New Zealand, located at the intersection of State Highways 8 and 90, in the lower South Island. The highways which meet at the junction are the main routes to the Clutha valley for travellers from Dunedin and Invercargill respectively. Raes Junction is 62 kilometres by road from Milton, 67 from Gore, and 72 km from Alexandra. The junction lies three kilometres to the south of the Clutha River.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Island Block.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Horseshoe Bend
