Montroux
in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality of Gauteng, South Africa

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-26.143 and 27.985 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -26° 8' 33" and E 27° 59' 4"
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: 10:48 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:29 am and 5:41 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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42

Delve into Montroux

Montroux in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (Gauteng) is located in South Africa about 30 mi (or 49 km) south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital town.

Current time in Montroux is now 10:48 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Montroux, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in South Africa is Rand Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 20 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Vredefort Dome in a distance of 83 mi (or 133 km), North-West. 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: Riverlea, Johannesburg, 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: 24°C / 74 °F

Morning Temperature 17°C / 62 °F
Evening Temperature 22°C / 72 °F
Night Temperature 17°C / 63 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 33%
Air Pressure 1017 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 4% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

18°C (65 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

17°C (63 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

19°C (66 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Idwala Boutique Hotel

Address
1,1 mi
13 Garrick Road, Darrenwood
2194 Johannesburg
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 20:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 20:00


Over The Moon Guesthouse

Address
0,5 mi
229 Frederick Drive
2195 Randburg
South Africa

Time Information

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


Bridgehouse

Address
2,1 mi
7 3rd Street Cnr Link Road
Randburg
South Africa

Time Information

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


7th Street Guesthouse

Address
2,7 mi
22 & 24 7th Street
2092 Johannesburg
South Africa

Time Information

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


Northcliff Manor Guest House

Address
0,8 mi
7 Hearn Drive
2195 Randburg
South Africa

Time Information

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


Mi Casa Su Casa Boutique Accommodation

Address
2,7 mi
57 5th Ave
2092 Johannesburg
South Africa

Time Information

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


House Higgo

Address
1,1 mi
197 Senior Drive
2092 Johannesburg
South Africa

Time Information

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


Jubilee Lodge Guest House

Address
1,6 mi
300 Jubilee Drive
2115 Randburg
South Africa

Time Information

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


motel Mi Pi CHi

Address
2,6 mi
35 Fourth Avenue
2092 Johannesburg
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


12 on Hillel Guest Manor

Address
0,6 mi
12 Hillel Ave
2195 Randburg
South Africa

Time Information

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


Videos from this area

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The Johannesburg Botanical Garden

Published: June 22, 2014
Length: 37:57 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MaikaFilm

The garden was established in 1969 and is administered by Johannesburg City Parks. What activeties you can do in the Gardens? Walking, jogging, bird watching, canoeing, sailing, kayaking,...


JHB Storm Part 1

Published: October 28, 2009
Length: 22:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: djtit10

Taken from on top of Northcliff hill 23 October 2009. Very strong storm.


Quadcopter Fun Fly - Johannesburg Botanical Gardens

Published: May 04, 2014
Length: 10:42 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: zer0tilt

South African based Hackerspace called House4Hack decided to schedule another Quadcopter/multirotor fun fly day at the Johannesburg Bontanical Gardens on the 3rd of May 2014. All interested...


Honda Civic Type R

Published: January 12, 2008
Length: 21:40 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Chris Botha

My friend and I bought two brand spanking new Honda Civic Type R's. Here we're taking delivery from the Honda dealership's floor...brand spanking new!


Gauteng High altitude surfski champs 2014

Published: April 08, 2014
Length: 40:17 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Laurence Seberini

Hosted at the Emmarentia Dam in Johannesburg South Africa, the Dubalamanzi Canoe Club is proud to present the Highest altitude sufrski event in the world. The event took place on 29 March 2014...


SA Zombie Walk Johannesburg Melville November 2010

Published: November 01, 2010
Length: 24:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Griffonstone


The New South Africa

Published: March 03, 2007
Length: 31:42 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Maurice Ltd.

http://www.mauriceltd.com Some short clips of a drive around Johannesburg or Gauteng , and around Soweto.


Aerin vs Mulberry

Published: October 11, 2008
Length: 59:25 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Lorien Gamaroff

The mulberry bonsai bears fruit.


Jo'burg: day to night to day

Published: June 16, 2014
Length: 10:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Barry de Bruyn

27-ish hour time-lapse video looking at the Johannesburg CBD. Taken with a GoPro Hero3 Black + battery bacpac. The time-stamping was done with some java code.


Slow Motion Air Flair

Published: October 07, 2014
Length: 16:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Leon Andrew Labuschagne

Here is a quick way to learn how to do Air Flair or Air Tacks as we call it. In Slow Motion.


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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.

Cresta Shopping Centre

Cresta Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located on the border of Northcliff and Cresta. It has gone through eight recent extensions and refurbishments. The original design of the shopping centre had a model train which would run through the centre of the shopping centre stopping at various places around the inner mall to allow passengers off. The train would then come out one of the entrances and around a loop.

Located at -26.1305, 27.9737 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Shopping centres in Johannesburg

Beyers Naudé Drive

Beyers Naudé Drive is a large arterial route in Johannesburg, South Africa. It starts at the University of Johannesburg in Auckland Park, travelling through Melville, Roosevelt Park, Northcliff, Blackheath and traversing the N1 Western Bypass at Randpark Ridge. It terminates at the N14 freeway near Muldersdrift. It was previously known as DF Malan Drive. It is denoted by the code M5. Beyers Naudé Drive is named after celebrated anti-apartheid pastor Beyers Naudé.

Located at -26.1217, 27.9603 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Streets and roads of 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 1 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 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Dams in South Africa, Visitor attractions in Johannesburg, Buildings and structures in Johannesburg, Dams completed in 1912

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 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parks in Johannesburg, Birdwatching

Westdene dam disaster

The Westdene dam disaster was a bus accident that took place in Westdene, near Johannesburg, South Africa, on 27 March 1985.

Located at -26.1792, 27.9911 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Transport in Johannesburg, Bus accidents in South Africa, 1985 road accidents, 1985 in South Africa

UJ Stadium

The UJ Stadium is a multi-sports stadium facility in Westdene, Johannesburg. It is mainly used for rugby union games. The stadium was used as an official training venue during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Located at -26.1784, 27.9925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Soccer venues in South Africa, Rugby union stadiums in South Africa, Sports venues in Johannesburg

Westpark Cemetery

Westpark Cemetery is large cemetery in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the resting place of some of the country's well-known citizens. It is a non-denomination designated burial ground, and thus has Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Chinese burial areas. It was opened in 1942, and historically was part of one of Johannesburg's original farms, Farm Waterval, which was purchased in 1887 by two Geldenhuys brothers in the hope of finding gold.

Located at -26.1636, 27.9897 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cemeteries in South Africa

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