Macraes Flat
in Otago, New Zealand

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-45.383 and 170.433 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -45° 22' 59" and E 170° 26' 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: 08:02 AM (Monday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:31 am and 5:39 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
43.317 and -8.867 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Barizo
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for New Zealand in Australia and New Zealand

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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10

Discover Macraes Flat

Macraes Flat in Otago is a city in New Zealand about 357 mi (or 575 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital city.

Local time in Macraes Flat is now 08:02 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Macraes Flat, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Dunedin Airport in a distance of 39 mi (or 63 km), South. 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, Christchurch, Greymouth and Richmond. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 58 °F

Morning Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Evening Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 51 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 59%
Air Pressure 1025 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 3% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Monday, 29th of April 2024

14°C (57 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

14°C (57 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

8°C (47 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

OceanaGold Macraes Tour

Published: November 10, 2011
Length: 17:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: OceanaGold Corp


Macraes Flat Township, Gold mining settlement, New Zealand Georamble With Prof Warwick Murray

Published: September 02, 2018
Length: 52:45 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Warwick Murray


Macraes Gold Mine, Otago, New Zealand - Georamble with Prof Warwick Murray

Published: September 02, 2018
Length: 56:47 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Warwick Murray


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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.

Macraes Mine

Macraes Mine in East Otago is New Zealand's largest gold mine, owned by OceanaGold Corporation, which consists of a large scale opencast mine (opened in 1990), and a newer underground mine, opened in 2008. It is situated close to the settlement of Macraes Flat. Tours of the mine are available. Gold production averaged 193,000 ounces/year for 2008 through 2010.

Located at -45.3762, 170.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Gold mines in New Zealand, Surface mines in New Zealand, Buildings and structures in the Otago Region

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Macraes