Garies
in Namakwa District Municipality of Northern Cape, South Africa

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-30.562 and 17.989 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -30° 33' 44" and E 17° 59' 20"
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: 10:13 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:14 am and 6:17 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
22.221 and -159.561 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Haena
References
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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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04

Delve into Garies

Garies in Namakwa District Municipality (Northern Cape) is located in South Africa about 704 mi (or 1,134 km) south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital town.

Current time in Garies is now 10:13 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Garies. The closest airport in South Africa is Koingnaas Airport in a distance of 50 mi (or 80 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Robben Island in a distance of 115 mi (or 186 km), South.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Springbok, Vredendal, Port Nolloth, Clanwilliam and Calvinia. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

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.

Letterklip

The Letterklip is a provincial heritage site in Namaqualand in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. In 1980 it was described in the Government Gazette as This unique rock formation was fortified and occupied from 1901 to 1902 by the British forces during the Anglo-Boer War. Various regimental badges and officers' names are engraved in the rockface.

Located at -30.5556, 17.9758 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of the Northern Cape

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Garies