Frankleigh Park, Taranaki Map

About Frankleigh Park, Taranaki

Frankleigh Park is a locality in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It has a population of approximately 3,570. It sits at an elevation of around 68 m above sea level. It lies approximately 2 km south-southwest of New Plymouth, the regional capital. Frankleigh Park is located at 39.0782°S, 174.0602°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT). Statistics New Zealand classifies the area as a small urban area.

Frankleigh Park lies sprawled across gentle, fertile land, its contours shaped by the distant, stoic presence of the Kaitake Range. It lies 2.4 km west-south-west of New Plymouth (from New Plymouth: bearing 237°T), and is situated 9.2 km west-south-west of Bell Block. The air here carries a faint, persistent whisper of the sea, a salty tang that mingles with the richer, earthy scent of pasture and the occasional sweet perfume of blooming horticultural crops. Rolling hills, a tapestry of emerald green and sun-bleached gold depending on the season, fall away towards the subtle, almost imperceptible dip in the land that hints at the proximity of Port Taranaki, some three kilometres distant. The Henui River, a modest ribbon of water, snakes its way through the landscape, a lifeblood for the surrounding farmland, its banks often fringed with native bush that softens the edges of cultivated fields.

This is a place where the echoes of agricultural endeavour are strong, where the rhythm of dairy farming dictates much of the local economy. Vast paddies of rich, dark soil, meticulously maintained, speak of generations who have worked this land, coaxing sustenance from its depths. The history of Frankleigh Park is subtly etched into the landscape, a narrative of settlement and growth built upon the fertile volcanic soils of Taranaki. While not directly on the coast, the easy access to Port Taranaki has fostered a connection to the wider world, influencing the types of produce grown and the opportunities for trade, lending a subtle, outward-looking character to this predominantly rural locality.

About This Frankleigh Park Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Frankleigh Park, Taranaki, New Zealand at coordinates -39.07824, 174.0602. 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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Frankleigh Park sits within the Taranaki Region. Location data is drawn from the GeoNames geographical database and verified by coordinates, ensuring the correct Frankleigh Park is identified even where the name is shared across multiple New Zealand localities.