Blackheath

Blackheath is a suburb of , . It is located in Region B of the . Situated north-west of the Johannesburg CBD, it is north of the suburb of .
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Also known as: Blackheath, Gauteng

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cresta Shopping Centre and Northcliff High School.

Shopping center
is a shopping centre in , . It is located on the border of and . It has gone through multiple extensions and refurbishments.

School
, commonly known as Northcliff High, is a English medium co-educational high school located in the suburb of Blackheath in in the province of .

Golf course
is a golf club in , . is situated 2½ km north of Blackheath.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Northcliff and Franklin Roosevelt Park.

Suburb
is a wealthy residential suburb of , . The suburb is located on Ridge which provides views to both the north and the south.

Suburb
is a north-western suburb of , , around 8 km northwest of , north of Montgomery Park and southwest of .

Suburb
is a suburb of , , around 8 km northwest of City Hall. covers 1.6 km2, including several smallholdings and a pair of blocks that include the private Jewish high school in the King David Schools network and the Hebrew Congregation building. is situated 3 km east of Blackheath.

Blackheath

Latitude
-26.13444° or 26° 8′ 4″ south
Longitude
27.97417° or 27° 58′ 27″ east
Elevation
1,587 metres (5,207 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ZA ZAK
Open location code
5G59VX8F+6M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262695216
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1019102
Wiki­data ID
Q879903
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Tumbuka—“Blackheath” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Blackheath, Johannesburg
  • Afrikaans: Blackheath
  • Asturian: Blackheath
  • Chinese: 布莱克希思
  • Dutch: Blackheath
  • Tumbuka: Blackheath

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