Silver Sands
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):
-33.980 and 18.674 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -33° 58' 47" and E 18° 40' 27"
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: 01:30 AM (Monday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:19 am and 6:05 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

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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10

Explore Silver Sands

Silver Sands in City of Cape Town (Western Cape) is a city in South Africa about 805 mi (or 1,295 km) south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital.

Local time in Silver Sands is now 01:30 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 6 airports in the vicinity of Silver Sands, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in South Africa is Cape Town International Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Cape Floral Region Protected Areas in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), North-West. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. 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: Stellenbosch, Cape Town, 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: 24°C / 74 °F

Morning Temperature 17°C / 62 °F
Evening Temperature 20°C / 68 °F
Night Temperature 14°C / 57 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 44%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Monday, 29th of April 2024

25°C (77 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

21°C (70 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

21°C (70 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

La Petite Dauphine

Address
1,5 mi
Excelsior Road
7690 Franschhoek
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Onze Rust

Address
4,2 mi
Vlaeberg Road
7613 Stellenbosch
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Verde Hotel

Address
4,7 mi
15 Michigan Street, Airport Industria
7490 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

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


The Boston Guest House

Address
6,4 mi
12 Lincoln Street
7530 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

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


Wind-Rose Guest House

Address
6,1 mi
3rd Avenue, Plot 183
7140 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

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


One One Guesthouse

Address
2,7 mi
62 Old Nooiensfontein Road
7580 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

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


Almost Home Guest House

Address
3,0 mi
2 Donovan Street, Silveroaks
Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

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


EaglesNest Bed and Breakfast

Address
3,5 mi
20 De Kuilen Street
Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Cape Diamond

Address
3,2 mi
Cnr Longmarket And Parliament
8000 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 09:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Sisero 1 Khayelitsha

Address
5,1 mi
40 Hlobo Street
Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

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


Videos from this area

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Published: May 16, 2010
Length: 00:24 min
Rating: 0 of 5
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Published: March 25, 2012
Length: 10:37 min
Rating: 0 of 5
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Foosball 2010 at the University of Stellenboch, South Africa

Published: October 27, 2009
Length: 22:51 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 2010Stellenbosch

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Published: January 06, 2009
Length: 26:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Bartvdijk88

pinguins in Cape town.


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Published: January 03, 2012
Length: 35:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ryanrich

Stage 2 GTI with full Milltek resonated exhaust system.


Nooitgedacht Wedding - Anuschka & Philip (2009)

Published: February 04, 2011
Length: 20:42 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: FJSProduction

Anuschka & Philip's wedding @ Nooitgedacht. Photography by Sarah Wood. Videography by FJS Productions, Cape Town. www.fjs.co.za.


TEDxMfuleni - Phakama Pyoos - Siyakhona and Community Journalism

Published: November 03, 2011
Length: 50:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: TEDx Talks

Phakama Pyoos, a resident of Mfuleni, was selected last year to partake in the Siyakhona Project, a project that trains young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to be video journalists....


MiX Telematics housebuilding project

Published: July 20, 2011
Length: 06:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MiX Telematics

MiX Telematics has teamed up with Habitat for Humanity and sponsored the building of a house in Mfuleni, a township located around 30 km outside of Cape Town. The lucky homeowner to receive...


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Published: June 14, 2014
Length: 26:03 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Walter Müller

Drift Challenge 2014 und Big Entry „ein Reutlinger auf dem Hockenheimring" Am 24. Mai. haben wir den Reutlinger Markus Militzer mit seinem Team „T.O.M" beim „driften" mit einem Kamerateam...


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Published: April 14, 2015
Length: 51:52 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: racing14.de

Dragster-Demo auf dem Hockenheimring im Rahmen des Jim Clark Revivals 2015 - Hockenheim Historic -


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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.

Cape Flats

The Cape Flats (Afrikaans: Die Kaapse Vlakte) is an expansive, low-lying, flat area situated to the southeast of the central business district of Cape Town. To many people in Cape Town, the area is known simply as 'The Flats'. Described by some as 'apartheid's dumping ground', from the 1950s the area became home to people the apartheid government designated as non-White.

Located at -34, 18.6667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Suburbs of Cape Town, Geologic formations with imbedded sand dunes, Geology of South Africa, Geography of South Africa

Belhar

Belhar is a suburb of the City of Cape Town, South Africa, in the Cape Flats area. It is known for being the place where the Belhar Confession was formulated.

Located at -33.95, 18.6333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Suburbs of Cape Town

Blackheath train accident

The Blackheath train accident occurred at 7:03 a.m. on 25 August 2010 when a Metrorail commuter train crashed into a minibus taxi on the Buttskop Road level crossing in Blackheath, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. The minibus was carrying fourteen children to school; nine died on the scene and five were hospitalized. One of the injured children died two days later in the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.

Located at -33.9702, 18.7059 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway accidents in 2010, 2010 road accidents, Level crossing accidents in South Africa, Road accidents in South Africa, 2010 in South Africa, Transport in Cape Town