Vishoekstrand

Vishoekstrand is a beach in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Vishoekstrand is situated nearby to the locality Trappiesgrotte, as well as near the quarter Clovelly.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fish Hoek and Sunny Cove railway station.

Fish Hoek

Railway station

Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fish Hoek railway station is a railway station in Fish Hoek, Cape Town, South Africa. The station opened on 1 December 1890 as the first station on the extension from Kalk Bay to Simon's Town, the present-day terminus.

Sunny Cove railway station

Railway station

Photo: Pbsouthwood, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kalk Bay

Railway station

Photo: Dewet, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Kalk Bay is a railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fish Hoek and Clovelly.

Fish Hoek

Photo: nairnbairn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fish Hoek is a picturesque town situated about halfway down the Cape Peninsula, between Cape Town and Simon's Town. It is well known for its beach, which gets jam-packed on sunny days.

Clovelly

Quarter

Clovelly is a small, coastal suburb in the Southern Peninsula region of Cape Town, South Africa.

Kalk Bay

Photo: Ken and Nyetta, CC BY 2.0.

Kalk Bay is a small fishing harbour along the east coast of the Cape Peninsula to the south of Cape Town. It has become a very hip and trendy place, with a fine selection of restaurants, coffee shops and bistros, and a number of eclectic, alternative shops along the Main Road on either side of the train station.

Vishoekstrand

Type: Beach
Category: landform
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-34.13333° or 34° 8′ south

Longitude

18.43333° or 18° 26′ east

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Open location code

4FQWVC8M+M8

GeoNames ID

3359931

Wikidata ID

Q32039765

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to German—“Vishoekstrand” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Вишоекстранд”
Cebuano: “Vishoekstrand”
German: “Vishoekstrand”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sunny Cove and Vishoekbaai.

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