St John's

St John's: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit St John's

Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.

Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach St John's — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -44.26070, 171.12738. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near St John's

• St Mary's Church · church · Timaru · ~23 km · Must-see
• South Canterbury Museum · museum · Timaru · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Basilica · church · Timaru · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tuhawaiki Point Lighthouse · beach · Timaru · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimrod/Kaumira · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tarahaoa / Mount Peel · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~58 km · Must-see
• Burkes Pass · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~58 km · Must-see
• Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Mackenzie · ~59 km · Must-see
• The Church of the Holy Innocents · church · Timaru · ~60 km · Must-see
• St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate · church · Waitaki · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fox Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~68 km · Must-see
• Knottingley Park · park · Waitaki · ~68 km · Must-see
• Rangitata Gorge · viewpoint · Timaru · ~71 km · Must-see
• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Mackenzie · ~74 km · Must-see
• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Central Otago · ~74 km · Must-see
• Tinwald Domain · park · Ashburton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Te Manahuna · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~75 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Point Railway · museum · Timaru · ~0 km

See everything within a day’s drive of St John's

Other churches near St John's

• St Mary's Church · church · Timaru · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Basilica · church · Timaru · ~23 km · Must-see
• The Church of the Holy Innocents · church · Timaru · ~60 km · Must-see
• St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate · church · Waitaki · ~66 km · Must-see
• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Mackenzie · ~74 km · Must-see
• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Central Otago · ~74 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick's Basilica · church · Waitaki · ~117 km · Must-see
• St John's Hall · church · Selwyn · ~132 km · Must-see
• Glentunnel Chapel · church · Selwyn · ~135 km · Must-see
• St Joseph's Catholic Church · church · Selwyn · ~145 km · Must-see

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