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Explore Athol in New Zealand

Athol in the region of Southland is a town in New Zealand - some 426 mi or ( 686 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Athol is now 02:19 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nokomai, Lowther, Invercargill, Garston, and Five Rivers. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nokomai . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Athol ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Arrow River Dance

0:30 min by debrobinson
Views: 506 Rating: 3.25

International Dynamic Dance Duo, Deb and Matt, like dancing in odd places without music. This is by the partially frozen Arrow River, Arrowtown (near Queenstown), South Island, NZ. July 2007 ..

V_17 Kingston Flyer (3) Fairlight - Southern Terminus of The Kingston Flyer 15 Jan 2012

7:34 min by QUIX4U
Views: 105 Rating: 0.00

V_17 Kingston Flyer (3) Fairlight - Southern Terminus of "The Kingston Flyer" 15 Jan 2012 ALL ABOARD ...!!!!!! Fairlight. Southern terminus of: "THE KINGSTON FLYER" That old NZ (Ex-NZR) iconic vintage ..


Steam Train and Lake Te Anau

2:15 min by globekarter
Views: 87 Rating: 0.00

On route to Te Anau we saw this steamtrain and the Te Anau glowworm caves. ..

eyre creck 4x4 trip.mp4

9:41 min by spiritedkiwi
Views: 49 Rating: 0.00

4wd trips ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Athol, New Zealand

Athol is a small town in Southland, New Zealand. It is located 55 km south of Queenstown, half way between Lumsden and Kingston. The name of Athol, is rumored to be derived from either Harry Athol, the owner of the township's first public house, or after Athol, Perthshire, Scotland, the home town of early local landowner W.B. Rogers.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.52 168.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Geography of the Southland Region, Populated places in New Zealand

Eyre Creek (New Zealand)

Eyre Creek is a river in the Southland Region of New Zealand’s South Island. It is a tributary of the Mataura River with a braided channel and with its confluence near the small town of Athol. It rises in the Eyre Mountains south-west of Lake Wakatipu. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of the endangered Black-billed Gull.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.53 168.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Important Bird Areas of New Zealand, Rivers of the Southland Region

Nokomai River

The Nokomai River is a river in New Zealand, a tributary of the Mataura River.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.55 168.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Fiordland, Rivers of the Southland Region

Kingston, New Zealand

Kingston is a small town at the southernmost end of Lake Wakatipu, just north of the border of Otago and Southland, in New Zealand's South Island. Though located inside Otago, it is often considered part of Southland. It is 47 kilometres south of Queenstown by a road which winds between the lake to the west and The Remarkables mountains to the east. It is 70 kilometres north of Lumsden, and close to the headwaters of the Mataura River.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.33 168.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Otago Region, Queenstown-Lakes District