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Wenderholm Regional Park Picture Frame

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Looking east from Wenderholm Regional Park Picture Frame. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Wenderholm Regional Park Picture Frame sits at 5 feet elevation along the Twin Coast Discovery Highway, facing 70 degrees. The terrain drops 26 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Snake Gully, a valley at 66 feet elevation, lies to the east-northeast at a distance of 5.0 miles. The view faces toward sunrise, with the orientation about 20 degrees off a direct sunrise alignment. Sunrise and sunset times shift across the year: at the March equinox the sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 19:35, at the June solstice sunrise is 07:34 and sunset 17:13, at the September equinox sunrise is 06:13 and sunset 18:17, and at the December solstice sunrise is 06:00 and sunset 20:39. This overlook follows Orewa River and precedes Couldrey House Lookout on the byway route.

Access
0.7 mi detour
Elevation
5 ft
View
East · 70°
Light
Best at sunrise
Relief
26 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Taraire ( Beilschmiedia tarairi ) at Te Muri Regional Park, seen from the Puhoi River. Auckland Region, NZ
Shaun Lee · CC BY 4.0 · source
An aerial view of Waiwera Beach from the north.
Bjankuloski06 · CC BY 4.0 · source
A bridge over the Waiwera River near Waiwera, New Zealand, seen from the west.
Bjankuloski06 · CC BY 4.0 · source
A bridge over the Waiwera River near Waiwera, New Zealand, seen from the east.
Bjankuloski06 · CC BY 4.0 · source
Waiwera River in New Zealand, flowing into the Hauraki Gulf, with Wenderholm Regional Park on the left and the township of Waiwera on the right.
Bjankuloski06 · CC BY 4.0 · source
Waiwera River near Waiwera, New Zealand, flowing into the Hauraki Gulf, viewed from the north-east.
Bjankuloski06 · CC BY 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Snake Gully66 fteast-northeast · 5.0 mi

Light

This overlook faces sunrise 20° off square to it.

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:2419:3519:01
June solstice07:3417:1316:33
September equinox06:1318:1717:43
December solstice06:0020:3920:01

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

Where it is

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How high is Wenderholm Regional Park Picture Frame?

Wenderholm Regional Park Picture Frame sits at about 5 feet (1 m).

What can you see from Wenderholm Regional Park Picture Frame?

From Wenderholm Regional Park Picture Frame: Snake Gully (ENE, 5.0 mi).

Is Wenderholm Regional Park Picture Frame better at sunrise or sunset?

Sunrise. The land falls away from Wenderholm Regional Park Picture Frame toward the sunrise, so at sunset the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.

What is the next lookout after Wenderholm Regional Park Picture Frame?

Couldrey House Lookout is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Wenderholm Regional Park Picture Frame.

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