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Da Gama Cross

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Elevation, modelled
36 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Table Mountain (Maclear's beacon)1,086 m · 24.1 mi
Sunset, December solstice
19:58local time
Coordinates
-34.3138, 18.4603

Da Gama Cross is a historic site, at a modelled 36 m. Table Mountain (Maclear's beacon) stands 1,086 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Diaz Cross, a historic site 0.9 miles away. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

monument at Cape of Good Hope, Western Cape, South Africa

Wikidata Q104726129, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Table Mountain (Maclear's beacon)N 355°1,086 m24.1 mi
Fernwood PeakN 355°1,003.1 m23.6 mi
Devil's PeakN 357°1,000.5 m24.8 mi
ConstantiabergNNW 347°927.7 m18.4 mi
Junction PeakN 354°919 m23.6 mi
GrootkopNNW 348°857 m22.7 mi
Reserve PeakN 353°844 m23.1 mi
Noordhoek PeakNNW 345°764 m17.3 mi

49 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 2
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).

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