Queenstown
in Queenstown-Lakes District of Otago, New Zealand
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Queenstown International Airport (4 mi) - Wanaka Airport (36 mi)
- Alexandra Airport (37 mi)
- Milford Sound Airport (44 mi)
- Manapouri Airport (60 mi)
- Pukaki Airport (90 mi)
- Dunedin Airport (97 mi)
- Invercargill Airport (97 mi)
- Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -45.030 and 168.663 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -45° 1' 48" and E 168° 39' 45"
- 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: 09:35 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:00 am and 9:02 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 43.142 and -9.188 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Mourin - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
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
Delve into Queenstown
Queenstown in Queenstown-Lakes District (Otago) with it's 10,442 habitants is located in New Zealand about 402 mi (or 647 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital town.
Current time in Queenstown is now 09:35 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Queenstown. The closest airport in New Zealand is Queenstown International Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), East. 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 66 mi (or 106 km), West. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, 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: 4°C / 39 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Night Temperature | -0°C / 31 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 100% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 97% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Eichardt s Private Hotel
Hulbert House
Sofitel Queenstown Hotel and Spa
The Spire Hotel Queenstown
Nomads Queenstown Backpackers
Central Ridge Boutique Hotel
Novotel Queenstown Lakeside
Bella Vista Queenstown
Coronation Lodge
The Dairy Private Luxury Hotel
Videos from this area
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Queenstown New Zealand Luge Run GoPro Hero 3+
Jukin Media Verified (Original) * For licensing / permission to use: Contact - licensing@jukinmedia.com Myself doing the Luge run in Queenstown New Zealand with my GoPro Hero 3+ Black Edition....
Tandem paragliding over Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu.
Tandem paragliding from the top of the Skyline Gondola in Queenstown, New Zealand. Amazing experience!! UFITA Thank you George :-)
Iron Run ThunderRide Queenstown NZ March2015
Aerial Footage of the Thunder Ride at the Iron Run Queenstown 2015 Footage supplied, editied by George Gavin-Egan.
QUEENSTOWN NZ GOPRO 2014
22-25 Oct, Queenstown, NZ BDAY month for Bri and Tris Filmed w/ GoPRO Hero3 White.
Queenstown Gondola and Luge
GoPro HD HERO2 film of the Queenstown NZ luge track.
Queenstown, NZ Paragliding
I went paragliding over Queenstown, New Zealand. Beautiful.
Wine Tasting in Queenstown
Ever been wine tasting in Queenstown? With numerous award winning wineries nearby a wine tour can be lots of fun as well as educating. We listen to one Napa valley resident at Waitiri Creek...
New Zealand Road Trip, Christchurch to Queenstown
Timelapse video of drive from Christchurch City to Queenstown. 483km in less than 8 minutes. With a short drive around each city/town centre (note the earthquake damage in Christchurch).
White Water Rafting Queenstown - Shotover River
First person view of white water rafting through 6 category 4 rapids in Queenstown 4th January 2015.
Christina bungy jumping from the Ledge in Queenstown
Christina doing the Ledge bungy jump with AJ Hackett 400m above Queenstown, to raise funds for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal!
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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.
Skycity Queenstown
Skycity Queenstown is the fourth casino to open in New Zealand.
Wakatipu High School
Wakatipu High School is a secondary school in Queenstown, New Zealand. The school had been taking pupils from year 7 to 13, now it takes covers from year 9 to 13, with year 7 and 8 now attending Wakatipu Primary School.
Edith Cavell bridge
Edith Cavell bridge is a bridge over the Shotover River in the Otago Region in the South Island of New Zealand.
Queenstown Gardens
The Queenstown Gardens, located next to the town of Queenstown, New Zealand is a botanical garden which contains a variety of exotic and native trees and plants as well as a large pond and a range of facilities. Some of the facilities in the Garden include Tennis, Lawn Bowls, Skating, Disc Golf and Ice Skating/Ice Hockey. There is a variety of trails in the garden with views of the surrounding mountains and of Lake Wakatipu and the Frankton Arm as well as Queenstown itself.
Kelvin Heights
Kelvin Heights also called the Kelvin Peninsula is a suburb of the town of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. Most of the housing of this suburb is near Peninsula Road and is at the base of Peninsula Hill. It is one of the most expensive suburbs in New Zealand to buy a house in–with the median house value at about one million.
Fernhill, Queenstown
Fernhill is a suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It is on the lower slopes of the Ben Lomond mountain and is accessed via Fernhill Road which starts at the One Mile roundabout. Fernhill has about 800 homes or units but also several hotels as well as an area of three shops. It joins on to the suburb of Sunshine Bay.
Fergburger
Fergburger is a hamburger restaurant located in Queenstown, New Zealand. Fergburger specialises in gourmet hamburgers, and is quite well known internationally despite not being a chain and only having one location.
Hidden Island, New Zealand
Hidden Island is located in the middle of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand and is very close to Cecil Peak. Its name is due to the fact that from many parts of Queenstown the island is invisible. A local kayak company has a trip that takes you to the island from Queenstown. In 2010 two kayakers died near Hidden Island.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Queenstown, کویینزتاون، نیوزیلند, קווינסטאון, ZQN, Distretto di Queenstown, クイーンズタウン, 퀸스타운, Квинстаун, ക്വീൻസ്ടൗൺ, Queenstown på New Zealand, ضلع قوینزٹاؤن-لیکس, Куинстаун, Квінстаун, 皇后镇
