Glen Afton
in Waikato District of Waikato, New Zealand
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Raglan Airfield (16 mi) - Hamilton International Airport (24 mi)
- Matamata Glider Airport (40 mi)
- Ardmore Airport (41 mi)
- Taharoa Aerodrome (43 mi)
- Thames Aerodrome (43 mi)
- Auckland International Airport (44 mi)
- Waiheke Reeve Airport (56 mi)
- Tongariro National Park (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -37.617 and 175.033 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -37° 37' 0" and E 175° 1' 59"
- 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: 02:03 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:57 am and 5:37 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 37.608 and -4.966 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Los Algarbes - 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 Glen Afton
Glen Afton in Waikato District (Waikato) is a city located in New Zealand about 254 mi (or 409 km) north of Wellington, the country's capital town.
Current time in Glen Afton is now 02:03 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Glen Afton, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Raglan Airfield in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), South-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 81 mi (or 130 km), South. 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: Hamilton, Auckland, Tauranga, Rotorua and New Plymouth. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
| Morning Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 88% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 95% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
16°C (60 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
16°C (62 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
18°C (64 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Foxgloves Bed and Breakfast
Videos from this area
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Drum Lesson with The Guru of Groove / Snare rolls in 3, 5, 7, 9
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Tree Fire Glen Afton 2015
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BTC Push/Pull
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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.
Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant
The Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant, also known as the Waikato Carbonisation Plant, was a coal processing plant in the Rotowaro/Huntly area, New Zealand. It was also the first plant to use the Lurgi process in the Southern Hemisphere.
Bush Tramway Club
The Bush Tramway Club is a heritage railway 12 km west of Huntly along the Rotowaro Road, in the Waikato region of New Zealand. It regularly operates restored locomotives along a 5.4 km Rotowaro-Glen Afton section of the former Glen Afton Branch. Open days are the first Sunday of the month, April to December (inclusive).
Glen Afton
Glen Afton is a village in the Waikato Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Formerly an important coal-mining centre, it consists today of little more than a few houses with very limited services and amenities, although one large and one small open-cast coal mine still operate in the area. The nearest town is Huntly, some 14 km (15 minutes' drive) away. Glen Afton has a Dairy (Store) and a Club Rooms (The Blue Room). There is a Primary School at Pukemiro (The next Village). http://www.