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Explore West Plains
West Plains in Invercargill City (Southland) is a city in New Zealand about 476 mi (or 766 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital.
Local time in West Plains is now 01:32 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of West Plains. The closest airport in New Zealand is Invercargill Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand in a distance of 108 mi (or 174 km), North-West. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Invercargill, Dunedin, Greymouth, and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F
Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 23% |
Air Humidity | 63% |
Air Pressure | 1002 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Friday, 29th of March 2024
12°C (54 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 30th of March 2024
15°C (59 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 31st of March 2024
15°C (58 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
QUEST INVERCARGILL SERVICED APARTMENTS
Bavarian Motel
Monarch Motel
Admiral Court Motel & Apartments
Balmoral Lodge Motel
Tower Lodge Motel
Queens Park Motels
Homestead Villa Motel
Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill
Kelvin Hotel
Videos from this area
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Kiwirail Coal Train on Wairio Branch, Invercargill
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RNZAF Boeing 757-200 leaves Invercargill Airport
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Invercargill Airport, Hyperion Aviation Ltd, Jet 9H FED takes off
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Invercargill Airport Boeing 737 300 departure
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Invercargill Airport, Dash 8-300 leaves for Wellington.
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Invercargill Airport. Flight NZM5 arrives from Christchurch. ZK MCF
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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.
Makarewa
Makarewa is a small community north of Invercargill (the southernmost city in the South Island of New Zealand). Facilities include a primary school with a roll of about 130 children, two abandoned dairies, meeting rooms for clubs, a playcentre, country club, squash courts, lawn bowling club, and an indoor swimming pool on the school grounds. Alliance Group Ltd operate a freezing works in Makarewa, originally the plant processed beef but after being downsized in the nineties is a venison plant.
Southland Boys' High School
Southland Boys' High School (SBHS) is an all-boys school in Invercargill, New Zealand, and has been the only one in the city since Marist Brothers was merged with St Catherines to form Verdon College in 1982.
Queen's Park, Invercargill
Queen's Park is a tourist attraction in Invercargill, New Zealand, and was part of the original plan when Invercargill was founded in 1856. The park is 200 acres in extent. It is located just north of the city centre bounded by Queens Drive to the east, Kelvin Street to the west, Gala Street to the south and Herbert Street to the north. The park has an 18-hole Golf Course, a Botanical garden, an aviary and sports grounds.
Southland Astronomical Society Observatory
Southland Astronomical Society Observatory in Invercargill is New Zealand's southernmost observatory. Operated by Southland Astronomical Society but owned by the Southland Museum and Art Gallery, it is situated on the western side of the museum building. The primary telescope in use is a fork mounted 30cm (12 inch) diameter Cassegrain design. The telescope can also be operated in the classical Newtonian configuration by removing the secondary mirror. It was built by Russell Beck.
Anderson Park, Invercargill
Anderson Park is a park in Invercargill, New Zealand. It consists of an impressive Georgian-style residence set in 24 hectares of landscaped gardens. The house displays Invercargill's extensive collection of New Zealand art.
Southland Museum and Art Gallery
The Southland Museum and Art Gallery is located in Gala Street, Invercargill, New Zealand. It is Southland's largest cultural and heritage institution, and contains a wide variety of the region's art, history and natural history collections.
Lorneville, New Zealand
Lorneville is a small settlement on the northern outskirts of Invercargill, in Southland, New Zealand. It is located on New Zealand State Highway 6, at the junction with State Highways 98 and 99, and is thus also on the Southern Scenic Route.
Southland Astronomical Society
The Southland Astronomical Society is the southern-most astronomical society in the world. Based in Invercargill at the southern tip of New Zealand's South Island, its small, active group of about 35 amateur astronomer members participate in a variety of astronomical activities including education with groups and school children, deep sky observing, astrophotography and aurora observation.