Jacksons
in Westland District of West Coast, New Zealand

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-42.750 and 171.517 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -42° 45' 0" and E 171° 30' 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: 06:01 PM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:16 am and 5:47 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
42.750 and -8.483 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Santeles
References
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: 2024-04-23 08:18:23

Delve into Jacksons

Jacksons in Westland District (West Coast) is a city located in New Zealand about 195 mi (or 315 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital town.

Current time in Jacksons is now 06:01 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Jacksons, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Greymouth Airport in a distance of 26 mi (or 42 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Greymouth, Christchurch, Richmond, Nelson and Blenheim. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F

Morning Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Evening Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Night Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 70%
Air Pressure 1020 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 66% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Thursday, 25th of April 2024

14°C (58 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Friday, 26th of April 2024

10°C (50 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

11°C (52 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Roto Manu Tranzalpine Crossing.

Published: September 17, 2012
Length: 39:13 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: anthony851

Midland Mountaineer crossing the Tranzalpine at Rotomanu. Feel free to hit the 'like' button. Thanks! If you want to follow me on YouTube, subscribe to my channel for my latest videos!


Frightening encounter with modern new zealand bush maori

Published: June 27, 2012
Length: 53:16 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: dickandgoose


Midland Mountaineer Photostop at Aickens.

Published: September 07, 2012
Length: 10:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: anthony851

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Waterfall along the road, Arthur's Pass National Park, New Zealand

Published: May 30, 2011
Length: 48:04 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: trollaxy

New Zealand trip.


West Coast coal train. New Zealand.

Published: January 16, 2010
Length: 28:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: SuperMikeEllis

West Coast coal train on its way to Arthurs Pass from Greymouth. This was loud, very, very loud.


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Published: June 30, 2014
Length: 12:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Sander van Dijk

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Coal train departing Otira on a cool winter morning

Published: June 21, 2007
Length: 08:43 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: madleech

5 DX* class locos depart Otira bound for Arthurs Pass early on a still winter's morning.


Coupling of coal trains and bankers at Otira

Published: June 21, 2007
Length: 49:31 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: madleech

This is what happens every few hours at Otira when another coal train arrives from the coast. The three banker locos are positioned, then the coal train slowly approaches the bankers from the...


15000 HP of DX loco pulling up the Otira gorge, NZ

Published: January 20, 2013
Length: 45:04 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: JD T

5 DX-Locomotives pulling a coal train into the Otira Gorge. 3 extra locomotives are used to get it through the steep grade of the line.


Video Diary 1504212, Otira Hotel & Cafe

Published: April 22, 2015
Length: 17:25 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Jaime Dormer

At the small town of Otira, there is a hotel that has been transformed to house a Cafe, as well as Stage Coaches, Wagons and the like, amazing place, call in and say hello while you have a coffee.


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