Alfredton, Manawatu-Whanganui Map

About Alfredton, Manawatu-Whanganui

Alfredton is a locality in the Manawatu-Whanganui Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 153 m above sea level. It lies approximately 42 km south-southeast of Palmerston North, the regional capital. Alfredton is located at 40.6800°S, 175.8564°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Alfredton rests in a gentle hollow, where the land begins its slow, persistent rise towards the Puketoi Range, a distant, soft blue smudge on the horizon. It lies 35.3 km north-north-east of Masterton (from Masterton: bearing 28°T), and is situated 25.2 km south of Pahiatua. The soil here is a rich, dark loam, testament to generations of cultivation, its fertility coaxed from the earth by diligent hands. Rolling farmland, a patchwork of verdant pasture and the paler gold of drying grass, stretches out in every direction, punctuated by the darker, more solid forms of scattered shelter belts and the occasional cluster of native bush. The air carries a clean, crisp scent, tinged with the earthy aroma of damp soil and the fainter, sweeter notes of wild clover. The Ihuraua River, a ribbon of clear, cool water, murmurs its quiet song nearby, its banks fringed with willows and ferns, a constant, life-giving presence.

This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of daily life, where the economy is deeply rooted in the land. Dairy herds graze the emerald pastures, their contented lowing a familiar sound that drifts on the breeze, while sheep and beef farming also plays a significant role in the region's agricultural fabric. The landscape bears the marks of this enduring connection, from the well-maintained fences that delineate properties to the sturdy farmhouses that dot the hillsides. While forestry is present in the neighbouring Ngaumu Forest, a darker, wilder presence further afield, Alfredton itself is defined by its open fields and its pastoral character. The Alfredton Domain, a well-loved local park, offers a green heart to the small centre, a place for families to gather and for the community to connect, a quiet acknowledgement of the simple, yet profound, beauty of this inland corner of the Manawatu-Whanganui region.

About This Alfredton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alfredton, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand at coordinates -40.68002, 175.85644. 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.

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