- Dacre, New Zealand
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Dacre is the name of a small town in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the Southland Plains between Invercargill and Edendale on State Highway 1. In Dacre, SH 1 is met by State Highway 98 (Lorne Dacre Road), which runs west to Makarewa via Rakahouka. Nearby villages include Mabel Bush to the northwest and Woodlands to the southeast. The Main South Line railway passes just to the south of Dacre. It is a dairy farming community.
Coordinates: 46°19′S 168°38′E / 46.317°S 168.633°E
Towns and communities in the Southland District Territorial authority Athol · Balfour · Browns · Centre Bush · Clifden · Colac Bay · Curio Bay · Dacre · Dipton · Drummond · Edendale · Fairfax · Five Rivers · Fortrose · Garston · Gorge Road · Hedgehope · Limehills · Lochiel · Lumsden · Makarewa · Milford Sound · Manapouri · Mossburn · Nightcaps · Oban · Ohai · Otapiri · Orepuki · Otautau · Pahia · Riversdale · Riverton · Springhills · Te Anau · Thornbury · Tokanui · Tuatapere · Waianiwa · Waikaia · Waikawa · Waimahaka · Wallacetown · Winton · Woodlands · Wyndham
Categories:- Populated places in New Zealand
- Southland Region
- Southland Region geography stubs
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