Bethlehem
in Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality of Orange Free State, South Africa

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-28.231 and 28.307 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -28° 13' 50" and E 28° 18' 25"
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: 05:18 PM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:29 am and 5:39 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
20.856 and -156.145 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ke'anae
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: 2024-04-24 08:14:40

Discover Bethlehem

Bethlehem in Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality (Orange Free State) with it's 83,654 citizens is a place in South Africa about 172 mi (or 277 km) south of Pretoria, the country's capital city.

Current time in Bethlehem is now 05:18 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports near Bethlehem, of which one is a larger airport. The closest is airport we know is Leribe Airport in Lesotho in a distance of 46 mi (or 74 km). The closest airport in South Africa is Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport in a distance of 48 mi (or 74 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Maloti-Drakensberg Park in Lesotho at a distance of 50 mi (or 80 km). 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: Reitz, Butha-Buthe, Phuthaditjhaba, Leribe and Ficksburg. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 79 °F

Morning Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Evening Temperature 19°C / 66 °F
Night Temperature 16°C / 61 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 16%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 90% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Thursday, 25th of April 2024

27°C (80 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Friday, 26th of April 2024

22°C (71 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

20°C (68 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Bethlehem Peermont Metcourt at Frontier

Address
0,8 mi
Johan Blignaut Drive
9700 Bethlehem
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Crown Guesthouse

Address
1,6 mi
16 Kroon Drive
9700 Bethlehem
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Full airplane flight around Bethlehem - me flying

Published: October 02, 2012
Length: 17:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jonathan de Reuck

Airplane flight in my Tecnam Bravo P2004 (ZU-EPR) around Bethlehem, Freestate, South Africa. From start-up to shutdown. Take off & Landing runway 29.


Airshow, Boeing 737-800 cockpit SAA 2011

Published: October 06, 2011
Length: 41:16 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: 5413Bee

One of my career highlights - an airshow on a Boeing 737 - with Pierre Gouws as pilot flying!!! Not often seen from the flight deck.


Sneeu Wit

Published: August 08, 2012
Length: 43:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Theodor Crouse

Sneeu Wit deur eJa Film.


Baby lions

Published: November 24, 2014
Length: 20:30 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Tatyana Osipovich


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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.

Goble Park

Goble Park is a multi-use stadium in Bethlehem, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches. In 2010-11 it was used as home venue by both Free State Stars F.C. in the Premier Soccer League, and Carara Kicks in the National First Division. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people.

Located at -28.2317, 28.305 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Soccer venues in South Africa, Sports venues in the Free State (South African province), Free State Stars F.C.

Dihlabeng Local Municipality

Dihlabeng Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Thabo Mofutsanyane District of the Free State in South Africa. It was established in terms of Section 12 of the Local Government Structures Act, 117 of 1998, after the first general local government elections of 5 December 2000 which heralded the final phase of local government reform as envisaged in 1994 at the onset of the process of democratisation.

Located at -28.2294, 28.3106 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Local Municipalities of Thabo Mofutsanyane

Districts of the same city

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Bethlehem, Вифлеем