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Sky Tower
328-metre observation and telecommunications tower dominating the Auckland skyline, New Zealand's tallest man-made structure.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Botany Downs
Auckland, New Zealand · Oceania
About Botany Downs
Botany Downs is worth a stop: 17km from Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Botany Downs is in Auckland, New Zealand, with about 5,800 people. You drive on the left here.
Botany Downs is an eastern suburb of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. This residential area previously formed part of the East Tāmaki area. In terms of local-body administration, the suburb lies in the Howick ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of the Auckland Council.
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What is there to see near Botany Downs?
Within an hour or so of Botany Downs: Sky Tower (15 km), Auckland Harbour Bridge (17 km), Auckland Zoo (18 km), Piha Beach (40 km).
Where is Botany Downs?
Botany Downs is in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,820
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Auckland
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -36.9060, 174.9179
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Many rural bridges are single-lane. Give way as signed.
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Worth the detour from Botany Downs
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
bridge
Auckland Harbour Bridge
The eight-lane icon spanning Waitematā Harbour since 1959, carrying SH1 into downtown Auckland with skyline and gulf views: thrill-seekers can climb it or bungy jump off it.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Auckland Zoo
New Zealand's largest zoo with native wildlife including kiwi alongside exotic species from around the globe.
18 km · about 20 min drive
beach
Piha Beach
Auckland's wild west coast surf beach, dominated by the iconic Lion Rock and powerful black-sand breakers.
40 km · about 45 min drive
beach
Karekare Beach
A vast black-sand beach beneath the Waitakere Ranges, where The Piano was filmed, with a waterfall in the bush behind the car park. Wilder and emptier than neighbouring Piha.
41 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Muriwai Gannet Colony
Around 1,200 pairs of Australasian gannets nest on a cliff shelf and sea stack west of Auckland, with viewing platforms placed metres from the birds. Occupied roughly August to March.
45 km · about 50 min drive
racetrack
Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
Motor racing circuit in north Waikato beside the Waikato Expressway, hosting national series and open track days.
52 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Botany Downs
- 17 kmAuckland Harbour BridgeThe eight-lane icon spanning Waitematā Harbour since 1959, carrying SH1 into downtown Auckland with skyline and gulf views: thrill-seekers can climb it or bungy jump off it.
- 45 kmMuriwai Gannet ColonyAround 1,200 pairs of Australasian gannets nest on a cliff shelf and sea stack west of Auckland, with viewing platforms placed metres from the birds. Occupied roughly August to March.
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