Round Hill, Southland Map

About Round Hill, Southland

Round Hill is a locality in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 33 m above sea level. It lies approximately 42 km west-northwest of Invercargill, the regional capital. Round Hill is located at 46.3167°S, 167.8167°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Round Hill lies cradled by the rolling, verdant slopes that give it its name, a landscape shaped by the patient hand of nature. It lies 42.0 km west-north-west of Invercargill (from Invercargill: bearing 283°T), and is situated 15.8 km west-north-west of Riverton. The land here is a patchwork of rich, dark earth, often damp from the frequent Southland mists, giving the native bush that fringes the farmland a deep, almost velvety hue. To the east, the land falls away gradually, hinting at the proximity of the coast, though the deep blue of Kawakaputa Bay is a good eight kilometres distant. The air carries a clean, damp scent, a blend of earth, rain-washed foliage, and the faintest whisper of salt from the sea. The nearby Waimeamea River, a ribbon of clear, cool water, flows steadily towards its estuary, its banks often lined with tenacious flax and hardy grasses.

The history of Round Hill is interwoven with the agricultural pioneers who first tamed this coastal fringe, establishing a local economy deeply rooted in sheep and beef farming. The fertile pastures, a legacy of ancient volcanic activity from the Longwood Range to the west, still support robust herds and flocks, their bells a gentle counterpoint to the calls of the seabirds that sometimes drift inland. While forestry has played a part in the region's development, the enduring spirit of Round Hill remains tied to the land and the quiet industry of its inhabitants. There is a sense of continuity here, a recognition of the generations who have worked this soil, their efforts reflected in the well-tended fences and the sturdy farmhouses that dot the landscape, each a small testament to the resilience and enduring character of this Southland locality.

About This Round Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Round Hill, Southland, New Zealand at coordinates -46.31667, 167.81667. 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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Round Hill sits within the Southland Region. Location data is drawn from the GeoNames geographical database and verified by coordinates, ensuring the correct Round Hill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple New Zealand localities.