Ravensbourne, Otago Map

About Ravensbourne, Otago

Ravensbourne is a locality in the Otago Region of New Zealand. It has a population of approximately 1,209. It sits at an elevation of around 18 m above sea level. It lies approximately 4 km east-northeast of Dunedin, the regional capital. Ravensbourne is located at 45.8667°S, 170.5500°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT). Statistics New Zealand classifies the area as a small urban area.

Ravensbourne rests in a gentle hollow, its houses fanning out from the lower slopes of the rolling hills that cradle it. It lies 3.7 km east-north-east of Dunedin (from Dunedin: bearing 77°T), and is situated 2.3 km south-east of North East Valley. The air here carries a faint, persistent whisper of the sea, though Raynbirds Bay itself remains a four-kilometre journey away, its tides a distant murmur. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent Otago clouds, spills across the landscape in broad, buttery swathes, illuminating the patchwork of fields that descend towards the coast. Native bush, a deep, verdant cloak, climbs the steeper inclines, offering a stark contrast to the cultivated pastures below, where sheep graze with a quiet diligence.

The history of Ravensbourne is interwoven with the land's bounty, its early days shaped by the promise of fertile soil and proximity to the coast. For generations, the economy has been anchored in the hardy traditions of sheep and beef farming, the wool and meat finding their way to markets far beyond these sheltered valleys. A subtle hum of activity persists, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land, their efforts contributing to the quiet prosperity that defines Ravensbourne. The nearby Mount Cargill Walk offers a chance to appreciate the sweeping vistas, a reminder of the vastness that lies beyond the immediate, comforting embrace of the hills.

About This Ravensbourne Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ravensbourne, Otago, New Zealand at coordinates -45.86667, 170.55. 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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Ravensbourne sits within the Otago Region. Location data is drawn from the GeoNames geographical database and verified by coordinates, ensuring the correct Ravensbourne is identified even where the name is shared across multiple New Zealand localities.