Oviston
in Joe Gqabi District Municipality of Eastern Cape, South Africa

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-30.694 and 25.770 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -30° 41' 38" and E 25° 46' 10"
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: 12:09 PM (Sunday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:59 am and 5:27 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
22.192 and -159.334 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Moloaa
References
This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-05-19 08:11:23

Delve into Oviston

Oviston in Joe Gqabi District Municipality (Eastern Cape) is located in South Africa about 372 mi (or 599 km) south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital town.

Current time in Oviston is now 12:09 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Oviston. The closest airport in South Africa is Gradock Airport in a distance of 101 mi (or 163 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

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

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Burgersdorp, Trompsburg, Colesberg, Molteno and Aliwal North. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F

Morning Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Evening Temperature 19°C / 66 °F
Night Temperature 16°C / 60 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 22%
Air Pressure 1019 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 3% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Monday, 20th of May 2024

24°C (75 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.

Tuesday, 21st of May 2024

24°C (75 °F)
16°C (62 °F)
Scattered clouds, fresh breeze.

Wednesday, 22nd of May 2024

24°C (75 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Morning Glory Cottages

Address
5,4 mi
R58
Venterstad
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Siloam Village

Address
0,2 mi
2 Msasa Road
9798 Venterstad
South Africa

Time Information

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


Videos from this area

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Traditional African Python Hunter

Published: July 17, 2011
Length: 51:36 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: rajeevuk

What at first might seem like a remarkably bad idea is actually a well planned assault. In southern Africa traditional python hunters display their technique for capturing and killing the enormous...


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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.

Orange–Fish River Tunnel

The Orange–Fish Tunnel is an 82.8 km irrigation tunnel in South Africa which diverts water from the Orange River under the Suurberg mountain plateau to the Great Fish River and the semi-arid areas of Eastern Cape province. Its inlet tower (at 30°41'26.00"S 25°45'46.78"E) takes water from the Gariep Dam at Oviston: the name Oviston is an acronym based on the Afrikaans Oranje-VISrivier TONnel.

Located at -30.6906, 25.7627 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Orange River, Great Fish River, Water tunnels, Buildings and structures in South Africa, Tunnels in South Africa, Tunnels completed in 1975