Hurleyville, Taranaki Map

About Hurleyville, Taranaki

Hurleyville is a locality in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 213 m above sea level. It lies approximately 72 km south-southeast of New Plymouth, the regional capital. Hurleyville is located at 39.6333°S, 174.5000°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Hurleyville lies cradled by the rolling, fertile plains of Taranaki, a landscape painted in a thousand shades of green where pasture meets the deep, resonant hues of native bush. It lies 57.6 km north-west of Whanganui (from Whanganui: bearing 305°T), and is situated 14.0 km north of Patea. The air here, carrying the earthy scent of turned soil and the subtle sweetness of distant blossoms, often holds a quiet, persistent dampness, a gentle reminder of the region’s generous rainfall. Beyond the immediate patchwork of farmland, the land begins to ascend, culminating in the brooding presence of the Tarere Range to the north, its slopes cloaked in the dense, mysterious embrace of Tarere Forest. To the west, the Patea River, a silver thread in the verdant tapestry, charts its course towards the interior, its murmur a constant, unobtrusive soundtrack to the life of Hurleyville.

The history of Hurleyville is intrinsically tied to the land, a story of cultivation and quiet perseverance that echoes in the enduring strength of its agricultural economy. Dairy farming, a cornerstone of Taranaki's prosperity, shapes the daily rhythm here, with the lowing of cattle a familiar sound on the morning air. While the nearest significant water body, Lake Rotorangi, lies a short distance away, it is the fertile soil and the dependable rainfall that have sustained Hurleyville's growth. Evidence of earlier times can be felt in the very contour of the land, hinting at the ancestral footsteps that once trod these paths, though no specific historical landmarks are immediately apparent within the immediate vicinity of Hurleyville itself. The prevailing spirit is one of grounded practicality, a community deeply connected to the cycles of nature and the enduring bounty of the earth.

About This Hurleyville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hurleyville, Taranaki, New Zealand at coordinates -39.63333, 174.5. 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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Hurleyville sits within the Taranaki Region. Location data is drawn from the GeoNames geographical database and verified by coordinates, ensuring the correct Hurleyville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple New Zealand localities.