Melville Koppies
Melville Koppies is a nature reserve in South Africa and has an elevation of 1,719 metres. Melville Koppies is situated nearby to the suburb Westdene, as well as near Montgomery Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Westpark Cemetery and Johannesburg Botanical Garden.
Westpark Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Hentie Joubert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Westpark Cemetery is a large cemetery in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the resting place of some of the country's well-known citizens. It is a non-denomination designated burial ground, and thus has Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Chinese burial areas.
Johannesburg Botanical Garden
Park
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is located in the suburb of Emmarentia in Johannesburg, South Africa. The gardens grew out of a large rose garden that was established in 1964 and subsequently expanded from 1969 to cover an area of around 125 hectares.
Helen Joseph Hospital
Hospital
Helen Joseph Hospital is a public hospital based in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa. Prior to 1997, it was known as the J.G. Strijdom Hospital. As a teaching hospital, its affiliated to the University of Witwatersrand's Medical School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westdene and Sophiatown.
Westdene
Suburb
Westdene is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Westdene lies between the historic suburb of Sophiatown and Melville with the Melville Koppies nature reserve to the north of the suburb.
Sophiatown
Suburb
Photo: ShiningWolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sophiatown, also known as Sof'town or Kofifi, is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Sophiatown was a poor multi-racial area and a black cultural hub that was destroyed under apartheid.
Rossmore
Suburb
Rossmore is a suburb of Johannesburg, around 5 km northwest of City Hall. It borders Langlaagte to the north and Homestead Park. The name comes from the village of Paarlshoop, the oldest private township on the Witwatersrand.
Melville Koppies
- Type: Nature reserve
- Location: South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-26.17023° or 26° 10′ 13″ southLongitude
27.99334° or 27° 59′ 36″ eastElevation
1,719 metres (5,640 feet)Open location code
5G59RXHV+W8GeoNames ID
6295578
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Localities in the Area
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