Gun Hill
Gun Hill is a neighborhood in Harare, Zimbabwe and has an elevation of 1,526 metres. Gun Hill is situated nearby to the suburb Highlands Estate, as well as near Eastlea North.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hellenic Academy and Harare Sports Club.
Hellenic Academy
School
Hellenic Academy is an independent, co-educational, day school in Harare, Zimbabwe. The school was founded by the local Greek community in 2008. Hellenic is a member of the Association of Trust Schools and the Head is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe.
Harare Sports Club
Sports venue
Harare Sports Club is a sports club and the Harare Sports Club Ground is a cricket stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe. Founded in 1900 and known as Salisbury Sports Club until 1982, it is mostly used for cricket matches, and has served as the primary cricket venue in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe since its foundation. Harare Sports Club is situated 3 km southwest of Gun Hill.
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Harare
Church
Photo: Dave Duarte, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church and is located on Fourth Street in central Harare, Zimbabwe. Sacred Heart Cathedral, Harare is situated 3½ km southwest of Gun Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Pleasant and Avondale Township.
Mount Pleasant
Suburb
Mount Pleasant is a residential suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe, located in the northern part of the city. Originally a farm, the area was developed for housing in the early 20th-century and was a white suburb until Zimbabwe's independence in 1980. Mount Pleasant is situated 2½ km northwest of Gun Hill.
Avondale Township
Suburb
Avondale is a residential suburb in north and northwest Harare, Zimbabwe, located about 3.5 kilometres north of Harare city centre and just west of Mount Pleasant. Avondale Township is situated 3½ km west of Gun Hill.
Strathaven
Suburb
Strathaven is a hilly suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe. Strathaven is an affluent north-west suburb, largely known for its retail and shopping amenities and is bounded to the west by the suburb of Sentosa, Monovale to the south and to the east and the north by Avondale and Avondale West. Strathaven is situated 5 km west of Gun Hill.
Gun Hill
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Gunhill”
- Category: locality
- Location: Harare, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-17.79314° or 17° 47′ 35″ southLongitude
31.06748° or 31° 4′ 3″ eastElevation
1,526 metres (5,007 feet)Open location code
5GJH6348+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5691519674OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
890619
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