- Elevation, modelled
- 420 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Table Mountain (Maclear's beacon)1,086 m · 16.9 mi
- Sunset, December solstice
- 19:58local time
- Coordinates
- -34.2108, 18.4452
Block House 2 is a historic site, at a modelled 420 m. Table Mountain (Maclear's beacon) stands 1,086 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Block House 1, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Block House 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table Mountain (Maclear's beacon) | N 356° | 1,086 m | 16.9 mi |
| Fernwood Peak | N 356° | 1,003.1 m | 16.5 mi |
| Devil's Peak | N 359° | 1,000.5 m | 17.7 mi |
| Constantiaberg | NNW 342° | 927.7 m | 11.3 mi |
| Junction Peak | N 354° | 919 m | 16.5 mi |
| Grootkop | NNW 345° | 857 m | 15.6 mi |
| Reserve Peak | N 353° | 844 m | 15.9 mi |
| Noordhoek Peak | NNW 339° | 764 m | 10.2 mi |
57 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 32
- Simonsberg: 0.4 mi
- Swartkop: 0.5 mi
- North Peak: 0.8 mi
- Ridge Peak: 6.6 mi
- Kalk Bay Peak: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Block House 1: 0.1 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 4.9 mi
- Da Gama Cross: 7.2 mi
- Diaz Cross: 7.7 mi
- Cape of Good Hope: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 7
- The Boulders: 1.0 mi
- Fresh Fish: 5.6 mi
- Cape of Good Hope: 10.3 mi
- Die Oog: 11.2 mi
- BOS 400 Shipwreck: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Silvermine Waterfall: 7.7 mi
- Atla's Pool: 11.3 mi
Museums: 2
- Hout Bay Museum: 12.8 mi
- Imizamo Yethu Township Museum: 13.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 07:53 | 17:06 | 17:45 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 05:32 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
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