Dunkeld
District of Melrose
in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality of Gauteng, South Africa

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-26.141 and 28.047 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -26° 8' 29" and E 28° 2' 50"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rand - ZAR
Spoken languages:
Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 07:32 PM (Saturday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:40 am and 5:27 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
20.784 and -156.023 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ka'eleku
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: 2024-05-18 08:26:29

Delve into Dunkeld

The district Dunkeld of Melrose in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (Gauteng) is a subburb in South Africa about 29 mi south of Pretoria, the country's capital town.

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: Johannesburg, Riverlea, Germiston, Krugersdorp and Randfontein. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F

Morning Temperature 13°C / 56 °F
Evening Temperature 20°C / 68 °F
Night Temperature 17°C / 63 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 27%
Air Pressure 1023 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 4% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Sunday, 19th of May 2024

21°C (71 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Monday, 20th of May 2024

22°C (71 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 21st of May 2024

21°C (70 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Clico Boutique Hotel

Address
0,6 mi
27 Sturdee Avenue
2196 Johannesburg
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


MONARCH HOTEL

Address
0,4 mi
167 OXFORD ROAD ROSEBANK JOHANNESBURG
2196 Rosebank,Johannesburg
South Africa

Time Information

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


The Winston Hotel

Address
0,5 mi
6 Tottenham Avenue, Melrose Estate
2196 Rosebank
South Africa

Time Information

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


Ten Bompas

Address
1,1 mi
10 Bompas Road
2146 Johannesburg
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hyde Park Villas

Address
1,0 mi
28B Third Road
Johannesburg
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Bridgehouse

Address
1,8 mi
7 3rd Street Cnr Link Road
Randburg
South Africa

Time Information

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


Craighall Garden

Address
1,9 mi
55 Lancaster Avenue
2196 Randburg
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Sandton Boutique Hotel - 28A On Oxford

Address
1,7 mi
28a Oxford Avenue, Sandhurst
2196 Sandton
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse

Address
1,7 mi
79 Lancaster Ave, Craighall Park
2196 Johannesburg
South Africa

Time Information

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


The Peech Boutique Hotel

Address
0,8 mi
61 North Street
2196 Johannesburg
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 14:00 - Checkin: 11:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

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Low-fi web prototype II

Published: May 02, 2008
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Foxwood House Part 1

Published: September 10, 2009
Length: 15:04 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: foxwoodtv

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Published: October 26, 2010
Length: 33:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Rating: 0 of 5
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Rating: 0 of 5
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Published: September 29, 2012
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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.

Sandton City

Sandton City is a shopping centre located in Sandton, Johannesburg that was built as pioneer centre in 1973.

Located at -26.1083, 28.0542 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Shopping centres in Johannesburg

Nelson Mandela Square

Nelson Mandela Square is a shopping centre in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. Formerly known as Sandton Square, it was renamed Nelson Mandela Square on 31 March 2004 after a 6-metre statue of Nelson Mandela was installed on the square to honour the former South African president. It is attached to the large Sandton City shopping centre

Located at -26.1074, 28.0546 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Shopping centres in Johannesburg, Visitor attractions in Johannesburg

JSE Limited

JSE Limited (previously the JSE Securities Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange) is the largest stock exchange in Africa. It is situated at the corner of Maude Street and Gwen Lane in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2003 the JSE had an estimated 472 listed companies and a market capitalisation of US$182.6 billion (€158 billion), as well as an average monthly traded value of US$6.399 billion(€5.5 billion).

Located at -26.1019, 28.0574 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Johannesburg Securities Exchange, Financial services companies of South Africa, Stock exchanges in Africa, Johannesburg

Wanderers Stadium

Not to be confused with Wanderers Cricket Ground in Namibia. BIDVest WanderersGround informationLocation Illovo, Sandton, JohannesburgCapacity 34,000 End names Corlett Drive EndGolf Course EndInternational informationFirst Test Last Test First ODI Last ODI First T20I Last T20I Domestic team information Transvaalnow known as Highveld Lions (1956 – present) BIDVest Wanderers Stadium is a stadium situated just south of Sandton in Illovo, Johannesburg in Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Located at -26.1312, 28.0574 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Sports venues completed in 1956, Sports venues in Johannesburg, Cricket grounds in South Africa, 2003 Cricket World Cup, Highveld Lions, Test cricket grounds in South Africa

7th Street (Johannesburg)

7th Street is a street located in the Johannesburg suburb of Melville. It is lined with many restaurants and bars, which are mostly frequented by students from the nearby University of Johannesburg. See 7de Laan.

Located at -26.1775, 28.0086 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Streets and roads of Johannesburg, Visitor attractions in Johannesburg, Restaurant districts and streets

St John's College (Johannesburg, South Africa)

St John's College is a private school for boys in South Africa. It is situated in Houghton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Located at -26.1764, 28.0575 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Anglican schools in South Africa, Boarding schools in South Africa, Private schools in Gauteng, Education in Johannesburg, Educational institutions established in 1898, Member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, Herbert Baker buildings

Abbotsford, Johannesburg

Abbotsford is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E. In the early 2000s prominent public figures Hazel Crane and Brett Kebble were murdered in the suburb.

Located at -26.1431, 28.0662 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Johannesburg Region E

Birnam, Gauteng

Birnam is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E.

Located at -26.1328, 28.0667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Johannesburg Region E

Chislehurston

Chrislehurston is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E.

Located at -26.1164, 28.0519 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Johannesburg Region E

Clynton

Clynton is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B.

Located at -26.1081, 28.0278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Johannesburg Region B

Hyde Park Corner (shopping centre)

Hyde Park Corner is a shopping centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Hyde Park at the major intersection of Jan Smuts Avenue and William Nicol Drive. and was completed in November 1969 as one of the first fully enclosed decentralised shopping centres in South Africa.

Located at -26.125, 28.0333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Buildings and structures completed in 1969, Shopping centres in Johannesburg

Johannesburg Zoo

The Johannesburg Zoo is a 81-hectare zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. Established in 1904, it has traditionally been owned and operated by the City of Johannesburg. However, it has recently been turned into a corporation and registered as a Section 21 non-profit organisation. The zoo is dedicated to the accommodation, enrichment, husbandry, and medical care of wild animals, and houses about 2000 individuals of 320 species.

Located at -26.1664, 28.0382 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Visitor attractions in Johannesburg, Zoos in South Africa, Buildings and structures in Johannesburg

YFM

YFM is a "Youth" radio station in Johannesburg, South Africa. Established in 1997, the station is formatted to mostly play urban music genres such as Kwaito, Hip Hop, and R&B along with minority of its airtime dedicated to talk shows. As noted by the name, the station's core audience consists of young South Africans. 99.2 YFM is Gauteng’s leading youth radio station. YFM characterizes their core audience as "young South Africans who are imaginative, curious and ambitious.

Located at -26.1273, 28.0316 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Radio stations in Johannesburg, Radio stations in South Africa

King Edward VII School (Johannesburg)

King Edward VII School is a public school located within the city of Johannesburg in South Africa's Gauteng Province, one of the historically significant Milner Schools.

Located at -26.1733, 28.0628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Boarding schools in South Africa, Schools in Gauteng, Education in Johannesburg, Educational institutions established in 1902

Kingsmead College

Kingsmead College is a private girls' elementary and high school situated in Melrose, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The school is located next to the Gautrain Rosebank Station.

Located at -26.1453, 28.0452 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Nondenominational Christian schools in South Africa, Private schools in Gauteng, Educational institutions established in 1933, Girls' schools in South Africa, Education in Johannesburg

Deutsche Internationale Schule Johannesburg

Founded in 1890, the Deutsche Internationale Schule Johannesburg (DSJ) is one of the oldest schools in the city and one of the largest German schools on the African continent. At present approximately 1050 learners of 27 different nationalities are taught at the DSJ. The Deutsche Internationale Schule Johannesburg is an integrated school with a bilingual educational programme: it offers both Matric, the South African exit exam, and the German Abitur.

Located at -26.1787, 28.0192 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Schools in Gauteng, German foreign schools

Brenthurst Gardens

Brenthurst Gardens is a 45-acre private garden in Johannesburg, South Africa attached to Brenthurst Estate, the residence of the Oppenheimer family.

Located at -26.1722, 28.0456 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Gardens in South Africa, Parks in Johannesburg

Johannesburg Botanical Garden

The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is located in the suburb of Emmarentia in Johannesburg, South Africa. The gardens were established in 1964 as a large rose garden (becoming known locally as the "Rose Garden") and subsequently expanded to cover an area of around 125 hectares . It is administered by Johannesburg City Parks. The Emmarentia Dam is situated immediately to the east of the garden and shares its extensive acreage. One of the main attractions is the Rose Garden with over 10 000 roses.

Located at -26.15, 28 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parks in Johannesburg, Botanical gardens in South Africa

Emmarentia Dam

Emmarentia Dam is a dam in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, South Africa. There are several dams that make up Emmarentia Dam, despite its allusion to the singular. The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is on the western shore of the dam. The eastern shore consists of woodlands, natural grass areas used for picnics, braais (barbecues) and dog walking, a tea room and the Dabulamanzi canoe club.

Located at -26.1503, 28.0058 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Dams in South Africa, Visitor attractions in Johannesburg, Buildings and structures in Johannesburg, Dams completed in 1912

Zoo Lake

Zoo Lake is a popular lake and public park in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is part of the Hermann Eckstein Park and is opposite the Johannesburg Zoo. The Zoo Lake consists of two dams, an upper feeder dam, and a larger lower dam, both constructed in natural marshland watered by the Parktown Spruit.

Located at -26.1586, 28.0286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parks in Johannesburg, Lakes of South Africa

Delta Park (Johannesburg)

Delta Park is one of the biggest parks in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is adjacent to the suburbs of Blairgowrie and Victory Park. It comprises 13 hectares of grassland and woodland, and three tree-lined dams. It has walking trails, a "sensory trail" and bird watching hides. It incorporates the Florence Bloom Bird Sanctuary and the Delta Environmental Centre.

Located at -26.1247, 28.0091 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parks in Johannesburg, Birdwatching

Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

'The Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (formerly Johannesburg General Hospital), nicknamed Joburg Gen is an accredited general hospital in Parktown, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa . It has 1088 beds. The hospital’s professional and support staff exceeds 4000 people. It is also the main teaching hospital for the University of the Witwatersrand, faculty of Health Sciences.

Located at -26.1775, 28.0422 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hospitals in South Africa, Buildings and structures in Johannesburg, University of the Witwatersrand, Medical education in South Africa

Waverley Girls' High School

Waverley Girls' High School is a public school for girls located in the suburb of Waverley in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is situated opposite Saint Mary’s School.

Located at -26.1403, 28.08 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Education in Johannesburg, Educational institutions established in 1951, Girls' schools in South Africa, High schools in South Africa, Schools in Gauteng

Milpark Hospital

The Milpark Hospital is a private hospital in Parktown West, Johannesburg, owned by Netcare Limited. It has a level 1 accredited trauma unit, and cardiology and cardio-thoracic services. It has 342 beds, of which 90 are used for high care and intensive care. Nelson Mandela was treated at the hospital for an acute respiratory infection in January 2011 and underwent an laparoscopy there in February 2012.

Located at -26.1802, 28.0179 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hospitals in South Africa

Michelangelo Towers

The Michelangelo Towers is a hotel building in Sandton, South Africa.

Located at -26.1064, 28.054 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hotels in South Africa, Skyscrapers in South Africa

Districts of the same city

These districts also belong to Melrose.

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