On Boxing Day, 2038, a total solar eclipse will be visible from the lower North Island and upper South Island of New Zealand! In fact, the mid-line of totality passes directly through the Horowhenua, Palmerston North and Tararua districts! The map below shows the path of totality, and can be zoomed in or out. If you click a point on the eclipse path, it will display all the relevant eclipse information at that point. Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC (Click image to view full-size)  Roads Where the Centre Line of the Path of the Great Lower North Island Total Solar Eclipse of Boxing Day 2038 will pass. HOROWHENUA DISTRICT: Matakarapa Road State Highway 1 – Whirikino Trestle Langley’s Rd/Kerekere Road Poplar South Road Foxton-Shannon Road State Highway 56 by Te Rewa Road Okuku Road State Highway 57 south of Tokomaru Albert Rd Tokomaru East Road at Horseshoe Bend Reserve 2.12km north of Maungaharakeikei Falls (the 2nd longest waterfall in the North Island) PALMERSTON NORTH: Scotts road 6 times on the saddle below Mt Kaihinu TARARUA DISTRICT: Nikau Road (2.7km south of Makomako) Bridge Road Ridge Road 3 times Scarborough-Konini Road (just south of the Mangatainoka Bridge) State Highway 2 (2.7km south of Pahiatua) Kaitawa Road (just east of Pahiatua) Pahiatua-Pongoroa Road (at Ngaturi) Millers Road (at Ngaturi) Coonoor Road (9km north of Makuri) Waihi Valley Road (0.5 km south of Towai Rd junction and then 1.1km south of Waihi Falls) Route 52 – Site 1 (4.8km south of Weber) Route 52 – Sites 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 all at Ti Tree Point Route 52 - Site 7 (1.2km north of Wimbledon) Ireland Road (7.6.km north of Herbertville). (List kindly prepared by Ian Cooper) |
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