Jack's Blowhole

Jack's Blowhole: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Jack's Blowhole

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Jack's Blowhole — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -46.50618, 169.69943. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jack's Blowhole

• Purakaunui Falls · waterfall · Clutha · ~13 km · Must-see
• Nugget Point Lighthouse · fort · Clutha · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tokatā / Nugget Point · beach · Clutha · ~14 km · Must-see
• Molyneux Bay · beach · Otago · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tautuku Peninsula · beach · Clutha · ~28 km · Must-see
• McLean Falls · waterfall · Clutha · ~34 km · Must-see
• Catlins Conservation Park · sanctuary · Clutha · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Pye · viewpoint · Clutha · ~42 km · Must-see
• Aonui / Cooks Head / Cooks Head Rock · viewpoint · Clutha · ~56 km · Must-see
• Porpoise Bay · beach · Southland · ~59 km · Must-see
• Curio Bay · beach · Southland · ~61 km · Must-see
• Slope Point · viewpoint · Southland · ~71 km · Must-see
• Waipapa / Slope Point · beach · Southland · ~71 km · Must-see
• Penguin Bay · beach · Otago · ~1 km
• Tunnel Rocks Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Clutha · ~1 km
• White Islands · river spot · Otago · ~1 km
• Jacks Bay Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Clutha · ~1 km
• Tuhawaiki Island · river spot · Otago · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jack's Blowhole

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jack's Blowhole

• Mount Pye · viewpoint · Clutha · ~42 km · Must-see
• Aonui / Cooks Head / Cooks Head Rock · viewpoint · Clutha · ~56 km · Must-see
• Slope Point · viewpoint · Southland · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pukewao · viewpoint · Southland · ~78 km · Must-see
• Landslip Hill · viewpoint · Clutha · ~80 km · Must-see
• Tapuaenuku / Blue Mountains · viewpoint · Clutha · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mauka Atua / Maungatua · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~96 km · Must-see
• Matamata / Saddle Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lammerlaw Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~113 km · Must-see
• Kaikōrai Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~113 km · Must-see

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