Blackball
in Grey District of West Coast, New Zealand
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Greymouth Airport (13 mi) - Hokitika Airfield (33 mi)
- Westport Airport (44 mi)
- Franz Josef Aerodrome (95 mi)
- Christchurch International Airport (96 mi)
- Ashburton Aerodrome (108 mi)
- Mount Cook Airport (116 mi)
- Timaru Airport (134 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -42.367 and 171.417 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -42° 22' 0" and E 171° 25' 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: 05:51 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:02 am and 8:35 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 42.350 and -8.600 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pontesampaio - 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
Discover Blackball
Blackball in Grey District (West Coast) with it's 321 citizens is a town in New Zealand about 188 mi (or 303 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital city.
Current time in Blackball is now 05:51 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 8 airports near Blackball, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Greymouth Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), South-West. 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: Greymouth, Christchurch, Richmond, Nelson and Blenheim. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 57 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 13% |
| Air Humidity | 97% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
16°C (60 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
16°C (60 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Croesus Track
22km of the Croesus Track, running from Blackball to Barrytown. The GoPro ran out of juice about 10-15 mins before the end of the trail.
Blackball (West Coast) New Zealand Easter Trolley Derby
Nelson Creek Camping Ground with old gold dredging equipment.
Nelson Creek Camping Ground with old gold dredging equipment. Nelson Creek Camping Ground is a perfectly functional campsite in a lovely location with really interesting walks through historic...
Native Bird Friendly Cat
Brunner Mine. Part 1.
The Brunner Mine site is located 11 km east of Greymouth and can be accessed from either SH7 just east of Dobson where the old Tyneside Chimney is an obvious landmark, or across the river on...
Stillwater to Moana Prt 1
This is part 1 of 4 travelling from Stillwater to Moana, here we travel from Stillwater to Kokiri.
Brunner Mine. Part 2.
The Brunner Mine site is located 11 km east of Greymouth and can be accessed from either SH7 just east of Dobson where the old Tyneside Chimney is an obvious landmark, or across the river on...
Tranzalpine approaching Stillwater.
Train 803 the Tranzalpine nearing Stillwater enroute to Greymouth. Video taken during our annual Rusty Rails trip. Feel free to hit the 'like' button. Thanks! If you want to follow me on YouTube,...
Tha B.U.C Movie 3: Tha Theatrical Trailer
Theatrical Trailer for Tha B.U.C Gang Movie 3.
Croesus Track - Dave performs a flailing eagle
Not far from the hut near the top of the Croesus track Dave takes a dive for some bush.
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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.
Blackball, New Zealand
Blackball is a small town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, approximately 29 km from Greymouth. Blackball was named after the Black Ball Shipping Line, which leased land in the area to mine for coal. It was formerly known as Joliffetown and Moonlight Gully. Blackball is a centre of New Zealand radicalism and workers' militancy.
Ngahere
Ngahere is a locality in the Grey District of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. The 2006 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings gave the population of Ngahere and its surrounding area as 345, an increase of 9.5% or 30 people since the 2001 census. Ngahere is located on the south bank of the Grey River, and State Highway 7 and the Stillwater - Westport Line (SWL) railway pass through the village.
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