White Tank, Taranaki Map

About White Tank, Taranaki

White Tank is a locality in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 36 m above sea level. It lies approximately 84 km south-southeast of New Plymouth, the regional capital. White Tank is located at 39.7583°S, 174.4667°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

White Tank sits in a broad, gentle valley, where the land begins its slow, deliberate rise towards the more rugged contours of the Tarere Range. It lies 53.5 km west-north-west of Whanganui (from Whanganui: bearing 291°T), and is situated 1.4 km west of Patea. The dominant colour here is the rich, deep green of pasture, a verdant carpet meticulously maintained, broken only by the darker, more textured patches of native bush clinging to the steeper slopes. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a cool, damp weight, hinting at the moisture drawn from the soil and the nearby Patea River. Occasional stands of pine, their needles a softer hue against the backdrop of denser foliage, punctuate the landscape, their straight lines a man-made geometry in a world of natural curves.

The history of White Tank is intimately tied to the rich, dark earth that defines its economy. Dairy farming, a time-honoured tradition in this region, forms the backbone of local life, the rhythmic hum of milking sheds a familiar sound on early mornings and late afternoons. This fertile land, once shaped by forces unseen, now yields its bounty through generations of careful cultivation. The Patea River, a constant presence at the southern edge of the district, has long served as a vital artery, its waters nurturing the surrounding farmland. While not a hub of grand industry, White Tank thrives on this steady, agricultural pulse, its character shaped by the enduring labour of those who work the land and a quiet appreciation for the enduring strength of the landscape.

About This White Tank Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of White Tank, Taranaki, New Zealand at coordinates -39.75833, 174.46667. 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.

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