Belmont, Wellington Map

About Belmont, Wellington

Belmont is a locality in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. It has a population of approximately 2,990. It sits at an elevation of around 218 m above sea level. It lies approximately 16 km north-east of Wellington, the regional capital. Belmont is located at 41.1883°S, 174.9102°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT). Statistics New Zealand classifies the area as a small urban area.

Belmont lies cradled within the rolling foothills that gently descend towards the coast. It lies 3.2 km north of Lower Hutt (from Lower Hutt: bearing 350°T), and is situated 7.9 km south-east of Porirua. The landscape is a tapestry of verdant pastures, punctuated by stands of native bush, the air carrying the subtle scent of damp earth and distant sea spray. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present cloud cover, casts a soft, diffused glow across the undulating terrain, illuminating the rich greens of the farmland and the deeper hues of the forested gullies. To the west, the land continues its gradual slope, hinting at the proximity of Lowry Bay, though the immediate vicinity is characterised by its sheltered valleys and the gentle murmur of unseen watercourses feeding into the larger Hutt River.

The economic pulse of Belmont has long been tied to the land, with a history rooted in agriculture and the quiet industry of its inhabitants. While farming remains a significant presence, the proximity to the urban centres means many residents commute, their lives interwoven with the broader Wellington region's professional landscape. The character of Belmont is one of a settled, established community, where the pace of life feels unhurried, yet connected. The legacy of past generations is subtly etched into the land, a reminder of the enduring connection between people and place, a sentiment that resonates as the light begins to soften in the late afternoon.

About This Belmont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Belmont, Wellington, New Zealand at coordinates -41.18827, 174.91019. 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 Belmont.

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