Doornbosch
in Chris Hani District Municipality of Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Gradock Airport (37 mi) - Queenstown Airport (44 mi)
- Bisho Airport (99 mi)
- Butterworth Airport (122 mi)
- Port Alfred Airport (127 mi)
- Ben Schoeman Airport (129 mi)
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Quthing Airport (134 mi) - Port Elizabeth Airport (152 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -31.828 and 26.143 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -31° 49' 42" and E 26° 8' 34"
- 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: 09:12 PM (Monday)
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:46 am and 5:39 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 21.701 and -157.972 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Marconi - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-04-29 08:03:39
Discover Doornbosch
Doornbosch in Chris Hani District Municipality (Eastern Cape) is a city in South Africa about 438 mi (or 705 km) south of Pretoria, the country's capital city.
Local time in Doornbosch is now 09:12 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Doornbosch. The closest airport in South Africa is Gradock Airport in a distance of 37 mi (or 59 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tarkastad, Molteno, Cradock, Queenstown and Burgersdorp. 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 | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 33% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 21 km/h (13 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
28°C (82 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
27°C (81 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Videos from this area
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Hunt Africa, Black Wildebeest youtube.mpg
Hunting the Black Wildebeest in South Africa with guide Ray Kemp of Lalapa Safaris.
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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.
Battle of Elands River (1901)
In the Battle of Elands River, after the Elands River Poort, on 17 September 1901 during the Second Boer War, a Boer raiding force under Jan Smuts destroyed a British cavalry company led by Captain Sandeman, a cousin of Winston Churchill, on the Modderfontein farm. This battle is therefore also known as the Battle of Modderfontein.
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