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Delve into The Drift
The Drift in West Rand District Municipality (Gauteng) is a town located in South Africa about 29 mi (or 47 km) south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital town.
Time in The Drift is now 10:44 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 5 airports closer to The Drift, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in South Africa is Lanseria Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 14 km), North-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 72 mi (or 116 km), North-West. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Krugersdorp, Randfontein, Riverlea, Johannesburg and Westonaria. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
Morning Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Evening Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 2% |
Air Humidity | 62% |
Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 91% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
19°C (67 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
19°C (67 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
23°C (73 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Bird Haven Lodge
Forum Homini Boutique Hotel
Misty Hills Country Hotel
Monchique Guest House
Misty Hills Country Hotel
Kilulu Lodge - Guest House
Homestay Travel Guest House
Meerkatplaats Guesthouse and B&B
The Cradle Rest
Magaliqua Guest House
Videos from this area
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Black Eagle Project Roodekrans, 22 06 2014, 16 11 One eaglet
Camera: http://www.africam.com/wildlife/black_eagle_webcam.
Black Eagle Project Roodekrans, 19 08 2014, 13 39 Jono with Mom
Cam: http://www.africam.com/wildlife/black_eagle_webcam.
New HD Webcam Installation
Black Eagle Project Roodekrans has upgraded to a HD webcam for the 2015 breeding season. This video shows everything Africam had to go through to installing the HD webcam. The HD webcam ...
Black Eagles Bathing
A short video clip of the iconic Black Eagles of Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden taking a bath in the river on top of the waterfall.
Jabulani challenge adult for food
This is a short video clip of Jabulani the chick of 2012 challenging one of the adult Black Eagles which breed in the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden...
Thulane Calling
A short video clip of the male Black Eagle (Thulane) of the iconic Black Eagle pair which breed in the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden in South Africa. Black Eagles are not vocal birds...
Thulane fails to collect green sprays
A short clip of Thulane the male Black Eagle of Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, South Africa not succeeding in his objective of collecting green sprays for nest building.
Emoyeni underestimating her weight
A short clip of Emoyeni the female Black Eagle of Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden underestimating her own weight as she move to a branch which could not support her.
Nessi fledge from the nest
Have you ever seen a juvenile Black Eagle fledge from the nest. In this video you see Nessi, the juvenile eagle of 2013 taking off from the nest which is situated in the Walter Sisulu National...
Eagles Mating
A video clip displaying the mating process of the Black Eagles which breed in Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden in South Africa. Notice how quick the mating is, finished in 15 sec. I...
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