Scargill, Canterbury Map

About Scargill, Canterbury

Scargill is a locality in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 131 m above sea level. It lies approximately 72 km north-northeast of Christchurch, the regional capital. Scargill is located at 42.9333°S, 172.9500°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Scargill rests in a landscape shaped by the gentle persistence of water and wind, where the earth rises and falls in broad, sweeping contours. It lies 71.5 km north-north-east of Christchurch (from Christchurch: bearing 21°T), and is situated 30.5 km north-east of Amberley. Rolling hills, cloaked in the muted greens and golds of pasture, dominate the immediate surroundings, their slopes softened by the passage of countless seasons. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, a testament to its inland position, far from the briny tang of the coast. In the distance, the Lowry Peaks Range forms a hazy blue backdrop, a quiet promise of higher ground and ruggeder terrain. The Waikari River, a ribbon of silver, meanders through the valley floor, its presence a constant, murmuring companion to the land.

The history of Scargill is interwoven with the agricultural heart of the Canterbury Plains, a story told in fences and fields rather than grand monuments. For generations, sheep and beef farming have defined the local economy, shaping the land into the productive pastures seen today. This sturdy, practical foundation is also evident in the quiet diligence of the people, a spirit of self-reliance cultivated by the demands of the countryside. While Balmoral Forest offers a darker, more densely wooded contrast to the open farmland, and the Greta Valley Walkway invites exploration of the local terrain, it is the vast, open sky and the enduring quality of the soil that truly define Scargill.

About This Scargill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Scargill, Canterbury, New Zealand at coordinates -42.93333, 172.95. Use the Map and Satellite buttons to switch views, the plus and minus buttons to zoom, and Fullscreen to fill the screen.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map with four things the embedded map cannot do. It searches OpenStreetMap for any New Zealand town, suburb or landmark by name. It offers LINZ topographic maps as a base layer — the official Topo250 and Topo50 sheets, switching scale automatically as you zoom, and the standard reference for tramping, hunting and back-country travel. It offers LINZ aerial imagery down to 5cm resolution in urban areas. And it can take a single GPS fix from your device and report your position as both an NZTM2000 grid reference and plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what New Zealand search and rescue services work from. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map itself cannot load.

My Location & Navigate starts the vector-tile navigator: live turn-by-turn driving directions from your current position to any destination, with spoken guidance, lane hints and automatic re-routing.

Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time New Zealand and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorial description provides background on Scargill.

Scargill sits within the Canterbury Region. Location data is drawn from the GeoNames geographical database and verified by coordinates, ensuring the correct Scargill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple New Zealand localities.