Charleston Hill
District of Northern Paarl
in Cape Winelands District Municipality of Western Cape, South Africa
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Cape Town International Airport (28 mi) - Robertson Airport (54 mi)
- Langebaanweg Airport (69 mi)
- Saldanha /Vredenburg Airport (77 mi)
- Overberg Airport (94 mi)
- Vredendal Airport (145 mi)
- Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Robben Island (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -33.705 and 18.966 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -33° 42' 16" and E 18° 57' 55"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rand - ZAR
- Spoken languages:
- Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 06:10 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:32 am and 5:48 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 22.221 and -159.561 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Haena - References
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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: 2024-05-18 08:26:29
Delve into Charleston Hill
The district Charleston Hill of Northern Paarl in Cape Winelands District Municipality (Western Cape) is a district located in South Africa about 779 mi south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital town.
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Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Paarl, Stellenbosch, Malmesbury, Worcester and Ceres. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F
| Morning Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Night Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 32% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 55% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Monday, 20th of May 2024
25°C (77 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 21st of May 2024
21°C (71 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Wednesday, 22nd of May 2024
18°C (64 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Light House Boutique Suites
Grande Roche Hotel
Lemoenkloof Guest House
Santé Hotel & Spa
Ridgeback House
Under Oaks Guesthouse
Alba House Guest House / Bed & Breakfast
Cascade Country Manor
1692 De Kleijne Bos Country House
5 Konings Accommodation
Videos from this area
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Paarl Mountain Reserve
This clip shows some spectacular views around Paarl Rock and one of the best picnic and braai spots in the Western Cape.
Boland Travel Paarl - Leisure
Leisure Travel Management.
Pollie ons gaan Paarl toe
Trying out the new Time Lapse function on iOS 8. Glimpses/scenes from train journey from Cape Town to Paarl.
Canoe Race: Paarl to Skooltjie | Berg River (K1 Kayak) GoPro HD Hero 2 - Western Cape Canoe Union
Nelson's Creek Paarl - Skooltjie Race (Presidents points) Saturday, 22 June, 2014 Venue : Start at Paarl Club, ending at Skooltjie bridge Start time : 9:00am Finish : Skooltjie Bridge...
Grande Roche, Paarl, Cape Town Hotel
http://www.uyaphi.com/south-africa/lodges/grande-roche.htm Grande Roche, Paarl, Cape Town Hotel - 5 Star Luxury accommodation is right up there with the best, definitely worth the stay.
Nelson Mandela Day - Ultra Trail Foundation (UTF) Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve
Nelson Mandela Day - Ultra Trail Foundation (UTF) Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve.
XL BOLAND TRAVEL Corporate Travel Management
XL BOLAND TRAVEL Corporate Travel Management.
Bosman's Restaurant - Restaurants in Paarl
View Online at: http://www.dining-out.co.za/md/Bosmans-Restaurant/57 Bosman's Restaurant is a Upmarket Fine Dining Restaurant in Paarl, in the Winelands. To view more Paarl Restaurants on...
Visiting Laborie Laborie Wine Farm in Paarl
Visiting Roodeberg Winery in Paarl
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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.
Huguenot Tunnel
The Huguenot Tunnel is a toll tunnel near Cape Town, South Africa. It extends the N1 national road through the Du Toitskloof mountains that separate Paarl from Worcester, providing a route that is safer, faster (between 15 and 26 minutes) and shorter (by 11 km) than the old Du Toitskloof Pass travelling over the mountain. Geological surveys and design started in 1973, and excavation followed in 1984, tunneling from both ends using drilling and blasting.
Afrikaans Language Monument
The Afrikaans Language Monument is located on a hill overlooking Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Officially opened on 10 October 1975, it commemorates the semicentenary of Afrikaans being declared an official language of South Africa separate from Dutch. Also, it was erected on the 100th anniversary of the founding of Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (the Society of Real Afrikaners) in Paarl, the organization that helped strengthen Afrikaners' identity and pride in their language.
Drakenstein Correctional Centre
Drakenstein Correctional Centre (formerly Victor Verster Prison) is a low-security prison between Paarl and Franschhoek, on the R301 road 5 km from the R45 Huguenot Road, in the valley of the Dwars River in the Western Cape of South Africa. The prison is famous for being the prison where Nelson Mandela spent the last three of the 27 years he spent in prison for campaigning against Apartheid.
Bridge House School
Bridge House School, situated in the Cape Winelands close to Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Paarl, is an independent day / boarding school for over seven hundred girls and boys from Grade 0000 to Grade 12.
Boschendal
Boschendal is one of the oldest wine estates in South Africa and is located between Franschhoek and Stellenbosch in South Africa's Western Cape.
Boland Bank Park
Boland Bank Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Paarl, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and hosted three matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Boland cricket team and the Cape Cobras both stage home matches at the ground. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people.
Paarl Boys' High School
Boys' High School, known in Afrikaans as Hoër Jongenskool Paarl (also known as Boishaai, Paarl Boys', built in 1868, BHS or HJS) is one of the oldest schools in South Africa. The school is situated at the heart of Paarl, a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The first headmaster of the school was Rev. George Jeffreys, after him followed James Rettie, Mr J Inglis and the esteemed Mr T. Engela followed by Mr L Knoetze. As of 2007 the headmaster of the school is Mr Derek Swart.
Paarl Gimnasium
Paarl Gimnasium is a school in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. Rev. van Lingen founded the school in the centre of town in 1858. The school has had a number of significant sporting achievements and has produced some of South Africa's top Rugby players including Ashley Johnson Schalk Burger, Jean De Villiers, Marius Joubert and De Wet Barry The primary school section of Gimnasium was founded in 1858 as a Dutch Christian school for boys, with the High School being founded much later.
Fairview Wine and Cheese
Fairview Wine and Cheese farm is a South African producer of wines and cheeses based in the Paarl region of the Western Cape province. It is owned and run by Charles Back, who also owns The Goats do Roam Wine Company and The Spice Route Winery.
The Goat Tower
A Goat Tower is a decorative goat house, modeled on a European garden Folly, an early example of which was built in Portugal in the 19th century. A South African goat tower at Fairview Winery was built in the 20th century and became famous, inspiring additional copies throughout the world. The first goat tower (Torre das Cabras) at a winery was built by Fernando Guedes da Silva da Fonseca (1871-1946) at Aveleda, one of the oldest and most famous wineries in the Vinho Verde region of Portugal.
Bain's Kloof Pass
Bainskloof Pass is situated in the Western Cape province of South Africa, on the Regional road R301 between Wellington and Ceres. This 30 kilometer pass was completed in 1853 and is one of the most picturesque passes in the Cape. The pass was built using convict labour, by Andrew Geddes Bain, the most famous of southern Africa's road engineers. Bain achieved this remarkable feat without any formal training. At the summit (595 metres) are a plantation and picnic ground.
Du Toitskloof Pass
Du Toitskloof Pass is situated in the Western Cape province of South Africa, on the Regional road R101 between Paarl and Worcester. The pass was named after Francois Du Toit, a 17th century Huguenot pioneer who settled in the foothills. It was initially an animal track where a road was built around the time of World War II. Originally 48km long, the pass climbed to 820 metres .
Wemmershoek Dam
Wemmershoek Dam is dam near Franschhoek and Paarl in South Africa. The dam was established in 1957 with a capacity of 58 700 megaliter behind a 53 m high wall.
Labori High School
Labori High School is a school in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa.
Huguenot College
Huguenot College, Wellington, South Africa is 20px This section requires expansion.
Huguenot railway station
Huguenot railway station is the main passenger railway station in the town of Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. It is served by Metrorail commuter trains on the Northern Line. It is also the second stop out of Cape Town for Shosholoza Meyl inter-city trains originating or terminating there. Although there is a railway station bearing the name of "Paarl", it is located in an industrial area in the southern part of Paarl, and express and inter-city trains do not stop there.
Wellington railway station (South Africa)
Wellington railway station is the railway station that serves the town of Wellington in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the terminus of the Metrorail Northern Line service from Cape Town Station, except for a single train daily in each direction as far as Worcester. Wellington is also a stop for Shosholoza Meyl inter-city trains that originate or terminate in Cape Town.
La Rochelle Girls' High School
La Rochelle Girls' High School, (Afrikaans: Hoër Meisieskool La Rochelle) in Paarl is one of the oldest girls' schools in South Africa.
Babylonstoren valley
Dating back to 1690, Babylonstoren is one of the best preserved werfs (farm yards) in the Cape Dutch tradition. Surrounded by vineyards and orchards, it is situated in the Drakenstein Valley, on the slopes of the Simonsberg, between Franschhoek and Paarl, in the Western Cape region of South Africa. A formal fruit and vegetable garden of botanical diversity, inspired by the Company's Gardens in Cape Town, supplies Babylonstoren's restaurant Babel with fruit and vegetables.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Northern Paarl.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Charlestown, Charleston Hill
