Sir Lowry's Pass
in City of Cape Town of Western Cape, South Africa
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Cape Town International Airport (21 mi) - Robertson Airport (61 mi)
- Overberg Airport (82 mi)
- Langebaanweg Airport (91 mi)
- Saldanha /Vredenburg Airport (97 mi)
- Vredendal Airport (173 mi)
- Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -34.121 and 18.910 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -34° 7' 13" and E 18° 54' 35"
- 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: 07:55 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:26 am and 5:55 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 22.221 and -159.561 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Haena - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-05-08 08:04:21
Delve into Sir Lowry's Pass
Sir Lowry's Pass in City of Cape Town (Western Cape) is located in South Africa about 801 mi (or 1,290 km) south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital town.
Current time in Sir Lowry's Pass is now 07:55 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 6 airports close to Sir Lowry's Pass, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in South Africa is Cape Town International Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 33 km), North-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 37 mi (or 59 km), North-West. 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: Stellenbosch, Paarl, Hermanus, Cape Town and Caledon. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 39% |
| Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 10th of May 2024
16°C (60 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Chocolate Box
Berg en Zee Guesthouse
AlphaBed B&B
Chameleon Lodge
Woodlands Guest House
KaapsePracht
ESCAPE GUESTHOUSE
Blue Horizon Guest House
Somerset Sights B&B
Helderberg Forest Lodge
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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.
Helderberg
Helderberg is a wine-producing area in the Western Cape of South Africa. Originally known as the 'Hottentots-Holland' area, it was renamed 'Helderberg' by the City of Cape Town following concerns about possible racist connotations in the name. However, many people who live there still refer to it by its former name. The Helderberg consists of Somerset West, Strand, Gordons Bay and a few other towns.
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Sir Lowry's Pass
Sir Lowry's Pass is a mountain pass on the N2 national road in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It crosses the Hottentots-Holland mountain range between Somerset West and Grabouw on the main national road between Cape Town and the Garden Route. A railway line also crosses the mountain range at this point.
Steenbras Dam
The Steenbras Dam is a dam in the Hottentots-Holland mountains near Cape Town in South Africa. It is one of the city's water supplies. The Steenbras pumped-storage scheme was opened in 1979 to supplement the city's electricity supply during peak demand periods. The dam is named after the steenbras, a fish endemic to South Africa.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Sir Lowry's Pass.
- Stellenbosch
- Paarl
- Hermanus
- Cape Town
- Caledon
- Malmesbury
- Worcester
- Ceres
- Moorreesburg
- Ashton
- Bredasdorp
- Piketberg
- Vredenburg
- Swellendam
- Clanwilliam
- Laingsburg
- Riversdale
- Ladismith
- Vredendal
- Calvinia
- Mossel Bay
- Prince Albert
- Oudtshoorn
- Williston
- George
- Garies
- Beaufort West
- Knysna
- Carnarvon
- Victoria West
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