Fernwood Gully

Fernwood Gully is a ravine in Western Cape, South Africa and has an elevation of 541 metres. Fernwood Gully is situated nearby to the locality Newlands, as well as near Wynberg Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Table Mountain National Park and Table Mountain (Maclear’s beacon).

Table Mountain National Park

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Table Mountain National Park is a 221-km² park in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It protects the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation.

Table Mountain (Maclear’s beacon)

Peak

Photo: Barry Ne, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Maclear's Beacon is a triangulation station used in Maclear's arc measurement for Earth's circumference determination. The beacon is situated on top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa.

Newlands Forest

Forest

Newlands Forest is a conservancy area on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, beside the suburb of Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa. It is owned and maintained by the Table Mountain National Parks Board, along with the City Parks Department of Cape Town, and includes a Fire Station, Nursery and Reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newlands and Oranjezicht.

Newlands

Suburb

Photo: Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Newlands is an upmarket suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the foot of Table Mountain in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, and is the wettest suburb in South Africa due to its high winter rainfall.

Oranjezicht

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oranjezicht is a suburb in the City Bowl area of Cape Town, South Africa. It was built on the site of the old Oranjezicht farm, which used to stretch at least as far as the Mount Nelson Hotel and supplied the Castle of Good Hope with fresh produce. Oranjezicht is situated 3 km northwest of Fernwood Gully.

Vredehoek

Suburb

Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY 2.5.

Vredehoek is a residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, located at the foot of Table Mountain and Devil's Peak. It is sandwiched between the two neighbouring suburbs of Oranjezicht and Devil's Peak Estate, the latter of which is often considered a sub-suburb of Vredehoek as they both fall under the neighbourhood watch community called DPV - Devil's Peak & Vredehoek. Vredehoek is situated 3 km north of Fernwood Gully.

Fernwood Gully

Type: Ravine with an elevation of 541 metres
Category: body of water
Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.96667° or 33° 58′ south

Longitude

18.43333° or 18° 26′ east

Elevation

541 metres (1,775 feet)

Open location code

4FRW2CMM+88

GeoNames ID

3367927

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Localities in the Area

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