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Cape of Good Hope

Cape of Good Hope from directly overhead

Cape of Good Hope is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Constantiaberg stands 928 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

The story

headland of Cape Peninsula, South Africa

Wikidata Q4092, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates-34.35715, 18.47396

42 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 23
Historic sites: 7
  • Diaz Cross: 2.9 mi
  • Da Gama Cross: 3.1 mi
  • Block House 2: 10.2 mi
  • Block House 1: 10.3 mi
  • Garden of Remembrance: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 2
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Ken Heights Private Nature Reserve: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cape of Good Hope. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ConstantiabergNNW 346°927.7 m21.5 mi
Noordhoek PeakNNW 345°764 m20.4 mi
SwartkopN 352°678 m9.9 mi
KarbonkelbergNNW 339°653.4 m23.5 mi
Suther PeakNNW 339°614.7 m23.9 mi
Chapman's PeakNNW 341°592.5 m19.7 mi
SimonsbergN 350°564 m10.6 mi
SkoorsteenbergNNW 345°549.7 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2618:59
June solstice07:5317:0617:44
September equinox06:3718:1018:43
December solstice05:3119:2119:58

Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3310202282

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