Hogsback
in Amathole District Municipality of Eastern Cape, South Africa

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-32.595 and 26.940 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -32° 35' 42" and E 26° 56' 24"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rand - ZAR
Spoken languages:
Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 07:39 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:46 am and 5:31 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
21.701 and -157.972 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Marconi
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for South Africa in Southern Africa

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to South Africa.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning South Africa. Last Update: 2024-05-02 08:23:34

Explore Hogsback

Hogsback in Amathole District Municipality (Eastern Cape) is located in South Africa about 479 mi (or 771 km) south of Pretoria, the country's capital.

Local time in Hogsback is now 07:39 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Hogsback. The closest airport in South Africa is Bisho Airport in a distance of 29 mi (or 46 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Fort Beaufort, Stutterheim, Bhisho, Peddie and Adelaide. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F

Morning Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Evening Temperature 19°C / 66 °F
Night Temperature 18°C / 65 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 33%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 26% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Friday, 3rd of May 2024

34°C (94 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 4th of May 2024

33°C (92 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 5th of May 2024

22°C (71 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Maple Grove

Address
1,7 mi
3 Winding Lane
5721 Hogsback
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Hogsback at Night

Published: April 01, 2015
Length: 37:22 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Kurt Goodliff

Night lapse over looking the hogs at night in Hogsback, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Hogsback Accommodation - Hogsback, South Africa. Bookings: www.HogsbackCottage.com SMS: 078 2885 315

Published: January 05, 2013
Length: 20:26 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: hogsbackcottage

Hogsback Accommodation - Lothlorien Cottage, Hogsback, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Hogsback snow scenes and snow at Lothlorien Cottage for self catering accommodation. Book Now: ...


Madonna and Child Waterfall - Hogsback

Published: January 22, 2013
Length: 57:38 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: John Botton

The awesome Madonna and Child waterfall in the Tyume Indigenous Forest near Hogsback. One place you must visit when in the area.


Hogsback Pass - (R345) - Mountain Passes of South Africa

Published: June 26, 2013
Length: 11:17 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Trygve Roberts

For full details on this pass, as well as all the passes and ports of South Africa, including GPS, technical, safety, historical and tourism information, plus a fully interactive, dual-view...


Hogsback - August 2014

Published: March 22, 2015
Length: 46:39 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: John Erasmus

via YouTube Capture.


Pin Oak Cottage - Hogsback // South African Road Trip Day 10 & 11 of 25.

Published: February 18, 2019
Length: 52:15 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: gareth leathers

After leaving #Keimouth Campsite, we stopped at the Heavanly Pancake House in #Gonubie for lunch over looking the bay, before following the winding ...


Abseiling adventure in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Published: November 02, 2018
Length: 25:15 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Katlego Mmoloke

Conquering our fears.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Hogsback Pass

Hogsback Pass, is situated in the Eastern Cape, province of South Africa. on the regional road R345, between Alice and Cathcart.

Located at -32.6136, 26.9134 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mountain passes of South Africa, Mountain passes in the Eastern Cape


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Hogsback