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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Takaka Hill

Takaka · New Zealand  ·  Westfarthing cliff-top crossing

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey filmed at Takaka Hill, Takaka. Along this clifftop above Golden Bay, on private farmland, the Company travels westward through the Shire. On screen it's Westfarthing.

Where to go

-41.03764, 172.85618

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
On screen
Westfarthing
In real life
Takaka Hill, Takaka
Can you visit?
Private. Not open to visitors
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey film at Takaka Hill?
At -41.03764, 172.85618 in Takaka. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Takaka Hill?
Private. Not open to visitors.
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