45th Parallel marker

45th Parallel marker: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit 45th Parallel marker

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach 45th Parallel marker — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.00053, 171.05265. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near 45th Parallel marker

• Saint Patrick's Basilica · church · Waitaki · ~15 km · Must-see
• Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~29 km · Must-see
• Knottingley Park · park · Waitaki · ~35 km · Must-see
• St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate · church · Waitaki · ~37 km · Must-see
• Elephant Rocks · attraction · Waitaki · ~42 km · Must-see
• Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki · attraction · Waitaki · ~53 km · Must-see
• Trotters Gorge Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~62 km · Must-see
• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~63 km · Must-see
• Spring Gully · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~6 km
• Table Top Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~10 km
• Ōamaru Recreation Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~10 km
• Brockmans Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~11 km
• Picnic Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~12 km
• Devils Bridge · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~12 km
• Casa Nova Park · park · Waitaki · ~12 km
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~13 km
• Division Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of 45th Parallel marker

Other forts & heritage near 45th Parallel marker

• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~29 km · Must-see
• Karitāne · fort · Dunedin City · ~97 km · Must-see
• Larnach Castle · fort · Dunedin City · ~127 km · Must-see
• Dunedin Cenotaph · fort · Dunedin City · ~133 km · Must-see
• Stuart Memorial · fort · Dunedin City · ~133 km · Must-see
• Cargill Monument · fort · Dunedin City · ~133 km · Must-see
• Cargill's Castle · fort · Dunedin City · ~139 km · Must-see
• World War One Memorial · fort · Waitaki · ~16 km
• Criterion Hotel · fort · Waitaki · ~16 km
• Brydone Monument · fort · Waitaki · ~24 km

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