Heddon Bush, Southland Map

About Heddon Bush, Southland

Heddon Bush is a locality in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 81 m above sea level. It lies approximately 38 km north-northwest of Invercargill, the regional capital. Heddon Bush is located at 46.0833°S, 168.1500°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Heddon Bush rests in a broad, gently sculpted valley, its character defined by the rich, dark soil of the Southland plains. It lies 38.4 km north-north-west of Invercargill (from Invercargill: bearing 336°T), and is situated 13.7 km east-north-east of Otautau. Rolling farmland, a patchwork of verdant pastures and golden hayfields, stretches towards the hazy, distant outlines of the Taringatura Hills. The air here carries the clean scent of damp earth and the subtle, sweet perfume of flowering gorse, particularly strong after a soft rain. Occasional stands of native bush, remnants of a denser woodland, punctuate the landscape, their dark green foliage a stark contrast to the cultivated fields. The quietude of Heddon Bush is profound, broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the low hum of a tractor.

The history of Heddon Bush is deeply entwined with the agricultural backbone of the region. Dairy farming forms the heart of its local economy, with herds of Friesian cattle a common sight against the backdrop of the expansive landscape. This land, once cleared by determined settlers, now yields its bounty through diligent husbandry. The Aparima River, a vital artery for irrigation and life, flows a mere five kilometres from the centre of Heddon Bush, its waters reflecting the vast Southland sky. While not a hub of grand monuments, Heddon Bush possesses a quiet resilience, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of daily life, and the legacy of hard work is written into the very soil.

About This Heddon Bush Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Heddon Bush, Southland, New Zealand at coordinates -46.08333, 168.15. 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 Heddon Bush.

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