Port Chalmers
in Dunedin City of Otago, New Zealand
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Dunedin Airport (22 mi) - Oamaru Airport (63 mi)
- Alexandra Airport (73 mi)
- Wanaka Airport (101 mi)
- Queenstown International Airport (107 mi)
- Timaru Airport (109 mi)
- Pukaki Airport (112 mi)
- Glentanner Airport (134 mi)
- Christchurch International Airport (186 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -45.816 and 170.621 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -45° 48' 57" and E 170° 37' 15"
- 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: 05:42 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:29 am and 5:41 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 43.687 and -8.041 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Cerbo - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Delve into Port Chalmers
Port Chalmers in Dunedin City (Otago) is a town located in New Zealand about 376 mi (or 605 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital town.
Time in Port Chalmers is now 05:42 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Port Chalmers, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Dunedin Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dunedin, Invercargill, Christchurch, Greymouth and Blenheim. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 53% |
| Air Pressure | 998 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 58% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Camp Estate
Videos from this area
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DCP4761 / DC4726 depart Sawyers Bay for Port Chalmers with container shuttle
DCP4761 / DC4726 depart Sawyers Bay for Port Chalmers with container shuttle.
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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.
Otago Harbour
Otago Harbour is the natural harbour of Dunedin, New Zealand, consisting of a long, much-indented stretch of generally navigable water separating the Otago Peninsula from the mainland. They join at its southwest end, 21 km from the harbour mouth. It is home to Dunedins deep water port facilities on its western shores in the suburb of Port Chalmers.
Port Chalmers
Port Chalmers is a suburb and the main port of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand, with a population of 3,000. Port Chalmers lies ten kilometres inside Otago Harbour, some 15 kilometres northeast from Dunedin's city centre. Much of Port Chalmers is located on a small hilly peninsula, at the northern end of which is a large reclaimed area which is now the site of Dunedin's container port.
Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua
Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua is the largest island in Otago Harbour, close to the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. The island covers an area of 15 hectares, and is mainly a publicly accessible recreation reserve. The major buildings on the island are listed with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust and owned by the St Martin Island Community. The island served as the quarantine station for Otago from 1863 until 1924.
Portobello Marine Laboratory
The Portobello Marine Laboratory is located on the end of a short peninsula close to the township of Portobello, within the limits of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island. It is run as part of the University of Otago, the main campus of which is 23 kilometres to the southwest in Dunedin's main urban area. The laboratory is New Zealand and Oceania's oldest established marine research facility and was opened on 13 January 1904. Originally proposed by leading naturalist G.M.
Holy Trinity Church, Port Chalmers
Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church in Port Chalmers, New Zealand. The church building is constructed in volcanic stone and has some fine stained glass, and is listed as a Category I Historic Place. With St Barnabas Church, Warrington, Holy Trinity Church is part of the Port Chalmers-Warrington Parish of the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, New Zealand.
Goat Island / Rakiriri
Goat Island / Rakiriri is an island in Otago Harbour in Otago, in the southern South Island of New Zealand. It is located between Port Chalmers and Portobello, to the northeast of Dunedin's city centre. It has one of New Zealand's dual placenames. The Maori language portion Rakiriri means "Angry sky". The second-largest island in the harbour, Goat Island covers 4.5 hectares, and is located to the northwest of the larger Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua.
Sawyers Bay
Sawyers Bay is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located 3 kilometres to the southwest of Port Chalmers in a wide valley on the shore of Mussel Bay, 13 kilometres to the northeast of Dunedin city centre. The bay, an indentation in the northeast coast of Otago Harbour, lies between the two rocky headlands of Port Chalmers in the east and Roseneath in the west. The South Island Main Trunk rail line and State Highway 88 run along the shore of the bay.
Roseneath, Otago
Roseneath is a small suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin, located on the northwestern shore of Otago Harbour, 12 kilometres to the northeast of Dunedin city centre. It is situated between Saint Leonards and Port Chalmers on a rocky promontory of the same name which juts 0.6 kilometres into the harbour between Sawyers Bay and Blanket Bay. The suburb and promontory are likely to have been named from the similar location of Rosneath in Scotland.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Pelabuhan Chalmers, 查尔姆斯港
