Whangamomona
in Stratford District of Taranaki, New Zealand

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-39.145 and 174.735 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -39° 8' 40" and E 174° 44' 7"
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: 10:27 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:31 am and 7:20 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
39.108 and -5.331 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Casas de Don Pedro
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: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Discover Whangamomona

Whangamomona in Stratford District (Taranaki) is a city in New Zealand about 148 mi (or 238 km) north of Wellington, the country's capital city.

Local time in Whangamomona is now 10:27 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Whangamomona, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in New Zealand is New Plymouth Airport in a distance of 31 mi (or 50 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Tongariro National Park in a distance of 54 mi (or 86 km), North-East.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: New Plymouth, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Rotorua and Tauranga. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F

Morning Temperature 14°C / 57 °F
Evening Temperature 15°C / 60 °F
Night Temperature 15°C / 59 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 69%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 29th of March 2024

15°C (59 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

16°C (62 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

18°C (64 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

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

State Highway 43

Published: February 07, 2010
Length: 20:43 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 2nguyen2

New Zealand 6 January 2010 1:00pm View point to the east on SH 43 near Tahora. Down below you can see the railway line going from tunnel to tunnel. This part...


Forgotten Highway 43 Pohokura Saddle

Published: October 08, 2011
Length: 01:38 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: nools05

KTM 620 Adventure.


Part 2 - High speed SOL line with Forgotten World Adventures - Whangamomona to Stratford

Published: July 31, 2014
Length: 25:48 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Timsvideochannel1

Part 2 of an amazing High speed dash along the old SOL Line with Forgotten World Adventures and a train of rail mounted golf carts.


Whangamomona LC8 Oooops

Published: January 05, 2010
Length: 28:46 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Skeptic22

More pics at http://oscar.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Taranaki-KTM-LC8-whangamomona.


Part 3 - Forgotten World Adventures and a Train of Rail Mounted Golf Carts

Published: July 25, 2014
Length: 08:55 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Timsvideochannel1

Day Two of our trip in a rail mounted golf cart, along the old SOL line with “Forgotten World Adventures”. After a good evening in the company of the friendly bunch of Kiwi's I was fortunate...


Part 2 - Forgotten World Adventures and a Train of Rail Mounted Golf Carts.

Published: July 17, 2014
Length: 07:37 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Timsvideochannel1

In Part 2 we continue through New Zealand's stunning Tangarakau Gorge as we make our way onto Whangamomona, where we spend a very pleasant evening dining with other members of our tour ...


Whangmomona and Aotuhia Station 2008

Published: August 06, 2011
Length: 23:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: kiwi4wd

A trip with friends from Auckland and New Plymouth (New Zealand). This is the well known Whangmomona Track off highway 43 on the North Island of NZ. This track leads to Aotuhia Station (farm)....


Forgotten World Highway No. 43, New Zealand

Published: November 08, 2007
Length: 59:34 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: mvtravelmedia

The Forgotten Wolrd Highway connects Stratford and Taumarunui, it is a 150 km long road through nothing, almost nothing, there is the Republic of Whangamomona, but I´ve seen nobody there,...


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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.

Whangamomona

Whangamomona {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39|8.6|S|174|44.2|E|region:NZ_type:city(40)|| |primary |name= }} is a small township in the Stratford District and Manawatu-Wanganui Region in New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 43, the Forgotten World Highway 65 kilometers north-east of Stratford and 55 kilometers south-west of Ohura. By rail it is 61 kilometers from Stratford on the Stratford-Okahukura railway line.

Located at -39.1433, 174.737 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places established in 1895, Populated places in New Zealand, Geography of the Manawatu-Wanganui Region, Micronations

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