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Waterfall

OpenStreetMap
Waterfall — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Access
0.9 mi detour
Elevation
73 ft
Relief
74 ft drop
Photos · Real imagery only
'The Lady on the Rock' statue of Wairaka atop Turuturu Rock at the mouth of the Whakatane River
Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia · Public domain · source
View of Whakaari/White Island from Ohope Beach, Bay of Plenty Region, North Island of New Zealand
Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of the Piripai Spit at the mouth of the Whakatane River and Moutohora Island, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty
Luca Sartoni · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Whakatane Coast Line
Abaconda Management Group from New Zealand · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Whakatane, New Zealand
Abaconda Management Group from New Zealand · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Whakatane Waterront, showing the mouth of the Wairere Stream.
QFSE Media · CC BY-SA 3.0 nz · source
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1519:2618:51
June solstice07:2817:0016:19
September equinox06:0318:0817:33
December solstice05:4620:3419:55

Local time (Pacific/Auckland). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

← Before it: Tāpapakanga Regional Park Picture Frame
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How high is Waterfall?

Waterfall sits at about 73 feet (22 m).

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A scenic overlook on The East Cape Coast, reported by OpenStreetMap.

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