Driving Creek
in Thames-Coromandel District of Waikato, New Zealand
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Coromandel Aerodrome (4 mi) - Whitianga Airport (12 mi)
- Waiheke Reeve Airport (23 mi)
- Thames Aerodrome (29 mi)
- Great Barrier Aerodrome (34 mi)
- Ardmore Airport (36 mi)
- Auckland International Airport (43 mi)
- Matamata Glider Airport (70 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -36.733 and 175.500 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -36° 43' 59" and E 175° 30' 0"
- 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: 05:53 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:52 am and 8:24 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 36.721 and -4.503 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Puerto de la Torre - References
- 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 Driving Creek
Driving Creek in Thames-Coromandel District (Waikato) is a city located in New Zealand about 317 mi (or 510 km) north of Wellington, the country's capital town.
Current time in Driving Creek is now 05:53 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Driving Creek, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Coromandel Aerodrome in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Whangarei and Rotorua. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F
| Morning Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 44% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 44% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
23°C (73 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
20°C (69 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Scattered clouds, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 7th of December 2024
22°C (71 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Indigo Bush Studios
Coromandel TOP 10 Holiday Park
Videos from this area
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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.
Coromandel, New Zealand
Coromandel is the name of a town and harbour on the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula, which is on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is 75 kilometres east of the city of Auckland, although the road between them, which winds around the Firth of Thames and Hauraki Gulf coasts, is 190 km long.
Driving Creek Railway
The Driving Creek Railway is a narrow gauge bush and mountain railway on the outskirts of the provincial town of Coromandel on the northwestern coast of the Coromandel Peninsula on New Zealand's North Island. The railway leads up the mountain to a viewing platform building 165m high above the surrounding Coromandel west coast country.