Somerset West
Somerset West is a railway station in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Somerset West is situated nearby to Strand High School, as well as near the suburb Nomzamo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hottentots Holland High School and Strand High School.
Hottentots Holland High School
School
Hottentots-Holland High School is an Afrikaans- and English-speaking school in the Western Cape in South Africa, situated between the towns of Somerset West and Strand. Hottentots Holland High School is situated 1 km northwest of Somerset West.
Strand High School
School
Hoërskool Strand is an Afrikaans high school located in Strand, South Africa. 1 089 students attend the school, mostly residents of Strand, although students from as far as Gordon's Bay, Somerset West, and even Grabouw attend the school. Strand High School is situated 1 km west of Somerset West.
Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0.
Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary is a 10 hectares reserve in Strand, South Africa. This isolated bird sanctuary is located near the estuary of the Lourens River. Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary is situated 2½ km west of Somerset West.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strand and Nomzamo.
Strand
Photo: Casperinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strand is a far western suburb of Cape Town on the north coast of False Bay, just south of Somerset West and just west of Gordon's Bay.
Nomzamo
Suburb
Lwandle/Nomzamo is a small township in the Helderberg basin just outside Strand in the Western Cape of South Africa. Both names are sometimes used interchangeably referring to both places.
Somerset West
Photo: Pbsouthwood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Somerset West is a city in the Cape Winelands in the Western Cape region of South Africa. It is a suburb of the metropole of greater Cape Town, and is administrated by the City Council of Cape Town.
Somerset West
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Hottentots-Holland” and “Somerset-Wes”
- Category: transportation
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.1° or 34° 6′ southLongitude
18.85° or 18° 51′ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
4FQWVRXX+XXGeoNames ID
3361371
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