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Explore Kingston
Kingston in Queenstown-Lakes District (Otago) with it's 2,460 inhabitants is a city in New Zealand about 414 mi (or 666 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital.
Local time in Kingston is now 10:35 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Kingston. The closest airport in New Zealand is Queenstown International Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand in a distance of 72 mi (or 116 km), West.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Invercargill, Dunedin, Greymouth, Christchurch and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 49 °F
Morning Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
Evening Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 47% |
Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 29% of sky |
General Conditions | Light snow |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
18°C (65 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
'Kingston Flyer' - Famous New Zealand heritage steam train.
Ride aboard the 'Kingston Flyer', behind one New Zealand Railways AB Class steam locomotives between Fairlight and Kingston. The original train connected the South Island Main Line at Gore...
Kingston Flyer - Ab759_Cab Ride-Depart Kingston.
Kingston Flyer Cab ride. Ab795 departs Kingston for Fairlight. October/2003.
1# Steam Engine in New Zealand the Kingston Flyer
The name "Kingston Flyer" was originally applied to the express passenger trains that ran between Kingston and Gore, Invercargill, and less frequently, Dunedin. The services commenced in the...
Queenstown to Kingston & Kingston Flyer - New Zealand
Queenstown to Kingston 22nd March 2013 New Zealand.
V_15 Kingston Flyer (1) - Entering Kingston Township - WE SEE THE TRAIN (leaving) 15_Jan_2012
THE KINGSTON FLYER New Zealand's own "original" ... Kingston to Fairlight. V_I_N_T_A_G_E S_T_E_A_M tooot toot chuff chuff chuff clickety clack clickety clack ding ding ding...
Kingston Flyer arrives at Kingston
Kingston Flyer arrives at Kingston with a train from Fairlight, Grand Summer Opening day 29 Sept 2012.
Kingston Flyer
Montage de plusieurs séquences tournées le long de la ligne. Assembly of several sequences taken along the line.
Kingston Flyer steam train
Kingston Flyer steam train leaves Fairlight on return trip to Kingston, Grand summer opening day 29 Sept 2012.
scooby jumping into lake wakatipu, Kingston
Scooby takes a break to do her favorite activity, chasing sticks. This time the drop it a little bigger than usual, so she needed a bit of encouragement to get going.
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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.
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.