Roxburgh
in Central Otago District of Otago, New Zealand

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-45.541 and 169.315 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -45° 32' 26" and E 169° 18' 52"
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: 06:42 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:00 am and 8:54 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
43.176 and -9.139 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Branas Verdes
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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Roxburgh

Roxburgh in Central Otago District (Otago) with it's 600 citizens is a town in New Zealand about 402 mi (or 646 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital city.

Current time in Roxburgh is now 06:42 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 8 airports near Roxburgh. The closest airport in New Zealand is Alexandra Airport in a distance of 23 mi (or 37 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dunedin, Invercargill, Greymouth, Christchurch and Richmond. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F

Morning Temperature 4°C / 39 °F
Evening Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Night Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 47%
Air Pressure 1025 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 71% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

15°C (59 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

19°C (66 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Tuesday, 19th of November 2024

20°C (67 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Videos from this area

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

SNOW 21 June 2013 QUIX4U takes QUIX4U2 4a 4WD lookabout

Published: June 30, 2013
Length: 33:36 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: QUIX4U

SNOW 21 June 2013 - near Roxburgh & it's Environs Just QUIX4U taking QUIX4U2 on a 4WD "look about" Observing the results of a few days heavy rain ... (& more than "a spot or two" of SNOW...


6 Mar 2012 V-1 On the Road (again) up Roxburgh Lookout before heading to & beyond Lake Onslow NZ

Published: March 11, 2012
Length: 56:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: QUIX4U

I was about to "cut" some firewood .. When my (new) De-Facto "wife" - jokingly said: "Um - I'd much rather go - for a short drive" ? Hehehehe - !!! Well she doesn't know me well enough...


A Roxburgh Fire Station Emergency Callout Siren Fire Truck Response Unit 25-09-2012

Published: September 27, 2012
Length: 37:18 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: QUIX4U

Woo-ooo-oo-ooo...!!! Again .. the ear splitting BLAST as the local (NZ) "Roxburgh" Volunteer Fire Station Emergency Siren - wails out it's "ALARM" .. calling all - to the quickest response.....


Helicopters firefighting at Roxburgh (2)

Published: January 06, 2010
Length: 43:34 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Pullisto

Next morning and the choppers are busy again, damping down the hot spots. Weather was fine and warm, but no blasting winds! Here we see Squirrels and Helicopters Otago's Kawasaki BK-117 ...


Helicopters firefighting at Roxburgh

Published: January 05, 2010
Length: 39:14 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Pullisto

In the evening of New Years Day, 2010, a large scrub fire broke out on the hillsides at the back of Roxburgh, which engulfed one house and almost took out others as well. Five helicopters...


Helicopters firefighting at Roxburgh (4) Kawasaki BK-117

Published: January 06, 2010
Length: 37:27 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Pullisto

Kawasaki BK117 ZK-HBK up close, dropping bucket in Clutha, and away again.


Helicopters firefighting at Roxburgh (5) Aerospatiale Squirrel

Published: January 06, 2010
Length: 43:31 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Pullisto

One of the Aerospatiale AS350 B Squirrels getting water from the Clutha. 4 Squirrels were deployed on this occasion.


Helicopters firefighting over Roxburgh (7)

Published: January 06, 2010
Length: 20:18 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Pullisto

Another general view as three choppers can be seen doing their stuff.


Helicopters firefighting at Roxburgh (3)

Published: January 06, 2010
Length: 41:07 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Pullisto

Almost like industrious bees, the choppers drop their monsoon buckets in the Clutha and swiftly return to the hot spots to drop their payload in swiftly recurring rounds.


V1 (of 5) 4WDing Old Man Range to Waikaia Bush Road - near Roxburgh (NZ).mp4

Published: January 24, 2013
Length: 28:40 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: QUIX4U

There's an old saying hereabouts: If at first (uploading) you don't succeed - try, try again. Well - this video WAS the first uploaded (of the five it was a part of) - but for some weird...


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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.

Teviot River

The Teviot River is a river in New Zealand, a tributary of the Clutha River.

Located at -45.5333, 169.317 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of the Otago Region

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