Milford sound into the heart of the fiordland national park. Find out about the top milford road highlights on the pages below. Even though it can be hard to get to milford sound, its definitely worth the time and effort. If you drive nonstop its least two hours from te anau to milford sound 120 km and four to five hours from queenstown to milford sound 300km. The sonbase noise database enables scientifically based. Te anau to milford sound 2 hours driving 121 km make sure you have a full tank of fuel before leaving te anau as there are no fuel stations until milford sound. View a larger version of the milford track profile map pdf, 90k places to stay. When a barn owl hears a noise, it can pinpoint where the sound came from because its brain has a mental map of how the noises it hears fit into the space.
The journey from te anau to milford sound is 2 hours 30 minutes driving. A particular strength of sonbase is the controlled or manual noise. Milford sound athol five rivers lumsden mossburn glenorchy 14 12 11 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9 149 milford sound highway milford sound southland 4404018. These lead to the final step of ongoing noise management. A downloadable copy of the road to milford sound map. The representation of urban sound environments through noise maps became standard since the. This map shows the milford track from where it starts at the head of lake te anau, to the end at sandfly point in milford sound. The hill profile image below gives you an idea of the steepness of the track at each stage. Probabilistic modeling framework for multisource sound mapping hal. Queenstown to milford travel time map pdf, 620 kb features of interest from te anau to milford pdf, 522 kb. Sonbase the gis noise database of switzerland bundesamt fur. Taking an inventory of your place in the watershed. In this article i investigate online sound mapping practices, taking cartophony the coming together of cartographic and sonic activities as an important.
You can get petrol only at gunns camp in hollyford valley which is a detour from milford road. Otherwise you can get petrol and diesel in milford sound. The milford road also known as state highway 94 is much more than a way to get to milford sound. Milford sound maps maps of milford sound new zealand. Exploring the untapped potential of sound maps open source. Noise abatement ordinance nao and the creation of strategic noise maps under the.
Sound maps matter lancaster eprints lancaster university. Milford sound maps maps of milford sound and milford sound region, new zealand. Road to milford sound map southern discoveries southern. Driving to milford sound from te anau or queenstown.
Its an unforgettable journey into the heart of fiordland national park, and just as impressive as the destination itself. New zealands most beautiful natural attraction, milford sound is a remote treasure hidden deep within fiordland national. The data will be used to create a sound map, which will provide researchers with information on the quality of life there. Good practice guide on port area noise mapping and. New zealands most beautiful natural attraction, milford sound is a remote treasure hidden deep within fiordland national park. Experience magnificent scenery as you follow along this alpine highway and for those selfdriving on a more leisurely itinerary, you may wish to stop at the following points of interests.
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