Square Hill
District of Retreat
in City of Cape Town of Western Cape, South Africa

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-34.055 and 18.476 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -34° 3' 18" and E 18° 28' 34"
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: 09:07 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:23 am and 6:02 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
22.221 and -159.561 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Haena
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for South Africa in Southern Africa

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Explore Square Hill

The district Square Hill of Retreat in City of Cape Town (Western Cape) is located in South Africa about 817 mi south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital.

If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Malmesbury and Hermanus. 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 16°C / 61 °F
Evening Temperature 19°C / 65 °F
Night Temperature 17°C / 63 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 51%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 75% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Saturday, 4th of May 2024

15°C (59 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 5th of May 2024

16°C (62 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.

Monday, 6th of May 2024

17°C (62 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

The Cellars Hohenort Hotel

Address
4,4 mi
93 BROMMERSVLEI ROAD
7800 Diep River,Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Glen Avon Lodge

Address
2,7 mi
No 1, Strawberry Lane Constantia
7806 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 08:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


ALPHEN HOTEL

Address
3,3 mi
ALPHEN DRIVE
7848 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Alphen Boutique

Address
3,3 mi
Alphen Drive
7806 Constantia
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


St James Manor

Address
4,7 mi
108 Main Road St.James
7945 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 08:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Rodwell House

Address
4,5 mi
Rodwell Road
7945 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Last Word Constantia

Address
2,7 mi
Spaanschemat River Road
7806 Constantia
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


14 on Klein Constantia

Address
2,9 mi
14 Klein Constantia Road
7806 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 9:00 - 18:00
Weekend: closed


Colona Castle Manor House

Address
2,9 mi
1 Verwood Road,off Old Boyes Drive, Lakeside
7945 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 22:00 - Checkin: 09:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: closed


Steenberg Hotel

Address
3,1 mi
10802 Steenberg Estate
7945 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


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City Smoking - Bro rcSurfer

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Published: August 18, 2008
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Rating: 5 of 5
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Paddling Time Trial with Motion M01-1 and HD video

Published: March 21, 2011
Length: 47:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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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.

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is a tertiary education and research institute in Muizenberg, South Africa, established in September 2003. AIMS was formed as a partnership between the following universities: University of Stellenbosch, University of Cambridge, University of Cape Town, University of Oxford, University of Paris-Sud, and University of the Western Cape.

Located at -34.1072, 18.4706 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Mathematical institutes, Universities in the Western Cape, Educational institutions established in 2003, Research institutes in South Africa

Pollsmoor Prison

Pollsmoor Prison, officially, Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison is a prison in the Cape Town suburb of Tokai in South Africa. Nelson Mandela was the most famous inmate of the prison. He describes Pollsmoor Prison as "the truth of Oscar Wilde's haunting line about the tent of blue that prisoners call the sky. " Pollsmoor is a maximum security prison with little means in the way of escape. Some of South Africa's most dangerous criminals and roughest gangsters are held in Pollsmoor Prison.

Located at -34.0686, 18.4322 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1964 establishments in South Africa, Prisons in South Africa, Buildings and structures in Cape Town

Constantiaberg

Constantiaberg is a large, whalebacked mountain that forms part of the mountainous spine of the Cape Peninsula in Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa. It lies about 7 km south of Table Mountain, on the southern side of Constantia Nek. The mountain is 927 m high. It is not known who first ascended the peak. Constantiaberg, Devil's Peak and Table Mountain are the highest mountains in the range that stretches from Table Mountain all the way to Cape Point.

Located at -34.0542, 18.3856 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Cape Town, Mountains of the Western Cape, Table Mountain National Park

Bible Institute of South Africa

The Bible Institute of South Africa is an evangelical Bible college located in Kalk Bay, a suburb of Cape Town on the False Bay coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. The school is non-denominational and has students from all over Africa, as well as from Europe, Asia and North America. It is accredited by North-West University and has a missions focus with many of the faculty having previous on-field missionary experience. The Acting Principal is Dr.

Located at -34.1302, 18.4473 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Seminaries and theological colleges in South Africa, Educational institutions established in 1923, Bible colleges

False Bay College

False Bay College is located in Cape Town, South Africa. False Bay College forms part of the band of education known as further education and training (FET). They offer FET courses from NQF levels 2 to 4. Eighty per cent of courses are in this band, and 20 per cent are on higher education and adult basic education and training (ABET).

Located at -34.1072, 18.4686 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Higher education in South Africa, Education in Cape Town, Educational institutions established in 2002

Saint James Church massacre

The Saint James Church massacre was a massacre perpetrated on St James Church in Kenilworth, Cape Town on 25 July 1993 by four cadres of the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA). 11 members of the congregation were killed and 58 wounded. In 1998 the attackers were granted amnesty for their participation by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Located at -33.9924, 18.477 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Conflicts in 1993, 1993 in South Africa, Mass murder in 1993, Events associated with apartheid, Massacres in South Africa, Terrorism in South Africa, People murdered in South Africa, Massacres in places of worship

Bergvliet High School

Bergvliet High School is a public high school in the suburb of Bergvliet in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Located at -34.0415, 18.4526 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Schools in Cape Town, Educational institutions established in 1957

Groot Constantia

Groot Constantia is the oldest wine estate in South Africa and provincial heritage site in the suburb of Constantia in Cape Town, South Africa. "Groot" in Dutch and Afrikaans translates as "great" (as in large) in English.

Located at -34.0311, 18.4189 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1684 establishments, Wineries of South Africa, South African wine, Monuments and memorials in South Africa, Visitor attractions in South Africa, Buildings and structures in the Western Cape, Museums in the Western Cape

Grove Primary School (South Africa)

The Grove Primary school is a school from pre-primary to grade 7 in Claremont, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Located at -33.9828, 18.4603 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Schools in Cape Town, Educational institutions established in 1885

Herschel Girls' School

Herschel Girls' School is a private, boarding and day school for girls, located in Claremont, a southern suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Located at -33.9875, 18.4639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Anglican schools in South Africa, Boarding schools in South Africa, Schools in Cape Town, Private schools in the Western Cape, Girls' schools in South Africa, Educational institutions established in 1922

Southern Suburbs, Cape Town

The Southern Suburbs are a group of suburbs in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. This group includes Rondebosch, Claremont, Plumstead, Ottery, Wynberg, Newlands, Constantia and Bishopscourt, and to some aspects Pinelands and Observatory too.

Located at -33.9833, 18.475 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Suburbs of Cape Town

Wynberg Boys' High School

Wynberg Boys' High School is a traditional boys school in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, founded in 1841.

Located at -33.9964, 18.4589 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Schools in Cape Town, Educational institutions established in 1841, Boarding schools in South Africa, Boys' schools in South Africa

South Peninsula High School

South Peninsula High School is a secondary school in Diep River, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. As of 2010 it had 999 students. The school celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2010, after opening in 1950. The school is twinned with Great Sankey High School, in Warrington, England and co-runs an exchange programme for staff and students with GSHS each year.

Located at -34.0292, 18.4617 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Schools in Cape Town

Bergvliet Primary School

Bergvliet Primary School is a co-educational primary school located in Bergvliet, Cape Town, South Africa. Founded in 1950, the school currently has over 700 students enrolled, offering education from Reception Grade to Grade 7.

Located at -34.0461, 18.4599 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Schools in Cape Town, Primary schools in South Africa

Wynberg Girls' High School

Wynberg Girls' High School is a public school for girls in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Founded in 1884, Wynberg Girls High School is one of the oldest all-girls schools in South Africa. The first headmistress, Miss Margaret Stewart, was supported by two teachers and catered to 27 pupils. Initially a co-educational school, WGHS soon became an all-girls school and was known as Ladies' Seminary.

Located at -34.0028, 18.4639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Schools in Cape Town, Educational institutions established in 1884, Girls' schools in South Africa, School buildings completed in 1900

Kenwyn, Cape Town

Kenwyn is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.

Located at -33.9989, 18.5086 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Suburbs of Cape Town

Maynardville Open-Air Theatre

The Maynardville Open-Air Theater is an outdoor theater in Maynardville Park, Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa. It seats 720 people and is most well known for its annual Shakespeare in the Park plays.

Located at -34.0068, 18.4645 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Theatres in South Africa, Buildings and structures in Cape Town, Visitor attractions in Cape Town, Cape Town culture, Outdoor theatres, Theatres completed in 1950

Retreat railway station

Retreat railway station is a Metrorail station in Retreat, a suburb of Cape Town. It is a stop on the Southern Line, and the terminus of the Cape Flats Line. The station is located next to a terminus of Golden Arrow Bus Services and a large minibus taxi rank, forming a major transport interchange for the South Peninsula region. The station building is on the western side of the line, attached to Platform 1. Platforms 2 and 3 are on an island.

Located at -34.06, 18.463 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Cape Town, Metrorail Western Cape stations

Christel House South Africa

Christel House South Africa is a school located in Cape Town, South Africa. The school was opened in January 2002. A new facility was recently built and dedicated in March 2009. Christel House South Africa provides education from kindergarten to the 12th grade. The school has more than 600 students and 64 total staff members. Christel House South Africa operates 250 days out of the year. Also, the school was given a perfect score from the UMALUSI, an agency that accredits independent schools.

Located at -34.0108, 18.5142 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Schools in Cape Town, Primary schools in South Africa, High schools in South Africa

Zeekoevlei

Zeekoevlei is a major freshwater lake on the Cape Flats near Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa. The name means "hippopotamus vlei," with "vlei" being Afrikaans for "lake", and "zeekoe" (i.e. "sea-cow") being an archaic spelling of the Afrikaans for hippopotamus. Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve (established in June 2000) is based on the lake. It is separated by a peninsula from the Rondevlei Nature Reserve and preserves endangered Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetland ecosystems.

Located at -34.0667, 18.5167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lakes of South Africa, Landforms of the Western Cape, Protected areas of the Western Cape

Constantia Nek

Constantia Nek is a low pass over the Table Mountain range in Cape Town, South Africa, linking Constantia to Hout Bay in the west. It is one of three passes connecting Hout Bay to the rest of the city, and, with Ou Kaapse Weg is one of the two passes over the mountain range between the city centre and the Fish Hoek valley. The summit of the pass is at 212m.

Located at -34.0119, 18.4056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mountain passes of South Africa, Table Mountain

Cape Academy of Mathematics, Science and Technology

The Cape Academy of Mathematics, Science and Technology, often abbreviated to "Cape Academy", is a co-educational public boarding school, situated in the Constantia Valley of Cape Town, South Africa. The Cape Academy was founded in 2004 by the Western Cape Education Department to offer quality instruction in the sciences to students from previously disadvantaged backgrounds, as part of the government's strategy to fill the skills gap present in South Africa.

Located at -34.0481, 18.4289 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Boarding schools in South Africa, Educational institutions established in 2004, Schools in Cape Town

Claremont railway station (Cape Town)

Claremont railway station is a Metrorail station on the Southern Line, serving the suburb of Claremont in Cape Town. The station has three tracks, served by a side platform and an island platform; the station building is at ground level on the western side of the tracks. Adjacent to the station is major bus station of the Golden Arrow Bus Services and a large minibus taxi rank.

Located at -33.9817, 18.4669 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Cape Town, Metrorail Western Cape stations

Wynberg Military Base Stadium

Wynberg Military Base Stadium is a floodlit football stadium, situated in Wynberg suburb of Cape Town, at the Western Cape Province in South Africa. It is basically a part of the Wynberg Military Base, or to be more exact, a part of the Wynberg Military Base Sports Facilities.

Located at -34.009, 18.4609 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Soccer venues in South Africa, Sports venues in Cape Town

Cecilia Park

Cecilia Park is a stretch of land on the lower eastern slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, located just to the south of Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. It was previously used for commercial logging, but has now been given protected status and integrated into Table Mountain National Park.

Located at -34.0014, 18.4156 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parks in Cape Town, Forests of South Africa, Table Mountain, Table Mountain National Park

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