Jamestown, Southland Map

About Jamestown, Southland

Jamestown is a locality in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 36 m above sea level. It lies approximately 224 km north of Invercargill, the regional capital. Jamestown is located at 44.4000°S, 168.0500°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Jamestown clings to the Southland coast, a place where the land slopes gently towards the sea, its contours softened by time and the persistent salt-laden breeze. It lies 223.6 km north of Invercargill (from Invercargill: bearing 354°T), and is situated 93.3 km west-north-west of Wanaka. Rolling hills, cloaked in a rich tapestry of native bush and hardy tussock, rise behind the settlement, their summits often wreathed in the soft grey mist that rolls in from Gravel Cove, a mere kilometre distant. The air here carries the bracing tang of the ocean, a constant reminder of the powerful tides that shape the shoreline and the vastness of the southern waters. The landscape is a study in subdued, earthy tones, punctuated by the deep emerald of the trees and the paler greens of the pastures, all under a sky that can shift from brilliant azure to brooding charcoal with remarkable speed.

The economic lifeblood of Jamestown has long been tied to the bounty of the sea and the fertile earth. For generations, fishing boats have set out from the nearby coastline, their catches forming the basis of the local economy, a tradition that continues to this day, albeit with more modern vessels and techniques. Further inland, sheep and beef farming dominate the rolling countryside, the sturdy fences and well-worn tracks a testament to the enduring agricultural heritage of the region. While not on the scale of larger settlements, Jamestown possesses a quiet resilience, its history interwoven with the hardy souls who first settled this rugged coastline, carving out a life from the land and sea. The occasional rumble of a passing vehicle on the main road is often the loudest sound, a gentle rhythm that underscores the unhurried pace of life in Jamestown.

About This Jamestown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jamestown, Southland, New Zealand at coordinates -44.4, 168.05. 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 Jamestown.

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