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Discover Orton in New Zealand
Orton in the region of Canterbury is a place located in New Zealand - some 261 mi or ( 421 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital .
Local time in Orton is now 09:12 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Winchester, Wellington, Richmond, Rangitata, and Orari. When in this area, you might want to check out Winchester . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Orton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Lanz bulldog 11 april 2010 570.AVI
First trip in 40 + years ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Rangitata Island
Rangitata Island is a long lens-shaped island in the delta of the braided Rangitata River in Canterbury, New Zealand, approximately halfway between Timaru and Ashburton, New Zealand. The island is approximately 17 kilometres in length, and is about five kilometres wide at its widest point. Low lying, it is mostly fertile farmland.
Located at -44.11 171.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Rangitata River
The Rangitata River is one of the braided rivers that helped form the Canterbury Plains in southern New Zealand. It flows southeast for 120 kilometres from the Southern Alps, entering the Pacific Ocean 30 kilometres northeast of Timaru. The river has a catchment area of 1,773 km, and a mean annual flow of 95 m³/s at Klondyke. The Māori name "Rangitata" (Rakitata) has been variously translated as "day of lowering clouds", "close sky", and "the side of the sky".
Located at -44.20 171.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Orari, New Zealand
Orari is a small town in the South-Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. State Highway 1 and the Main South Line railway pass through Orari.
Located at -44.14 171.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Winchester, New Zealand
Winchester is a small town in the South-Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. State Highway 1 and the Main South Line railway pass through Winchester.
Located at -44.19 171.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Ealing, New Zealand
Ealing is a lightly populated rural locality on the bank of the Rangitata River in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It has a community hall, a small combined Protestant faith church and a rural fire unit based in the centre of the town. Ealing was settled as a railway village in the 1870s whilst the Main South Line's bridge over the Rangitata River was being built.
Located at -44.05 171.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.