Plooysburg
in Pixley ka Seme District Municipality of Northern Cape, South Africa

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-29.028 and 24.238 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -29° 1' 40" and E 24° 14' 17"
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: 03:26 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:56 am and 5:42 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
21.701 and -157.972 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Marconi
References
This place on Wikipedia
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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: 2024-05-09 08:23:21

Explore Plooysburg

Plooysburg in Pixley ka Seme District Municipality (Northern Cape) is a city in South Africa about 332 mi (or 534 km) south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital.

Local time in Plooysburg is now 03:26 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Plooysburg. The closest airport in South Africa is Kimberley Airport in a distance of 35 mi (or 57 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Douglas, Barkly West, Kimberley, Hopetown and Koffiefontein. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 83 °F

Morning Temperature 17°C / 62 °F
Evening Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Night Temperature 22°C / 71 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 18%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 48% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Friday, 10th of May 2024

25°C (78 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.

Saturday, 11th of May 2024

19°C (67 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 12th of May 2024

22°C (72 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

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.

Driekops Eiland

Driekops Eiland (also called Driekopseiland) is a rock engraving or petroglyph site in the bed of the Riet River close to the town of Plooysburg, near Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Located at -28.9883, 24.2228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rock art in Africa, Archaeological sites in South Africa, Prehistoric art, Stone Age, Karoo

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Plooysberg, Plooysburg