Blaketown, West Coast Map

About Blaketown, West Coast

Blaketown is a locality in the West Coast Region of New Zealand. It is a small community with a population of 810. It sits at an elevation of around 5 m above sea level. It lies approximately 2 km west-southwest of Greymouth, the regional capital. Blaketown is located at 42.4538°S, 171.1956°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT). Statistics New Zealand classifies the area as a rural settlement.

Blaketown sits in a broad basin, cradled by the gentle undulations of rolling farmland that climb towards the distant, rugged silhouette of the Twelve Apostles Range. It lies 158.4 km north-west of Rolleston (from Rolleston: bearing 322°T), and is situated 1.5 km north-north-west of Greymouth. The air here carries the earthy scent of damp soil and, on clearer days, the faint, sweet perfume of distant pasture. The Grey River, a wide, grey ribbon, curves lazily through the landscape, its banks often fringed with a tangle of native bush and the occasional stand of introduced pines. Karoro Lake, a placid mirror a kilometre to the north, reflects the ever-changing West Coast sky, its surface occasionally rippled by the darting flight of unseen waterbirds. The land itself feels solid, unpretentious, marked by the slow, deliberate work of generations shaping it.

Historically, Blaketown’s lifeblood pulsed from the surrounding agricultural lands, a steady rhythm of dairy herds and sheep, their bleating a constant, soft accompaniment to the day. Though the days of large-scale logging have long since passed, the legacy of forestry is etched into the landscape, with patches of regrowth hinting at past endeavours. The nearby Nemona Forest, a vast expanse of native flora, offers a quiet counterpoint to the open country, a place where the air grows cooler and the light filters through a denser canopy. While not a hub of major industry, Blaketown functions as a quiet centre for its agricultural hinterland, a place where the local economy is woven from the fabric of the land and the quiet resilience of its people, a spirit that has endured through changing times, much like the stoic presence of the Twelve Apostles Range watching over the valley.

About This Blaketown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Blaketown, West Coast, New Zealand — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: -42.4538, 171.19562. 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 Blaketown.

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