Florida Glen
Florida Glen is a small, primarily residential suburb on the eastern edge of the city of Roodepoort. The N1 freeway runs through Florida Glen, and intersects at the Gordon Road offramp.Places of Interest
Highlights include Union Stadium and Westbury Secondary School.
Union Stadium
Stadium
Union Stadium is a municipal multi-sports facility situated in Westbury, Johannesburg, South Africa. It is mostly used for football matches. Union Stadium is situated 3½ km southeast of Florida Glen.
Westbury Secondary School
School
Westbury Secondary School or Westbury High School is a secondary school in Westbury, Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2014 officials from the South African Police Service and the Gauteng Department of Education raided the school to combat illegal drugs. Westbury Secondary School is situated 3½ km southeast of Florida Glen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Claremont and Sophiatown.
Claremont
Suburb
Claremont is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, around 9 km west-northwest of City Hall. Under the old municipal borders, it was one of the westernmost suburbs of the city and bordered Roodepoort.
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. Sophiatown is situated 3½ km east of Florida Glen.
Northcliff
Suburb
Photo: TapticInfo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Northcliff is a wealthy residential suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The suburb is located on Northcliff Ridge which provides views to both the north and the south. Northcliff is situated 4½ km northeast of Florida Glen.
Florida Glen
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in South Africa
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.16526° or 26° 9′ 55″ southLongitude
27.94196° or 27° 56′ 31″ eastElevation
1,718 metres (5,636 feet)Open location code
5G59RWMR+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 3793354287OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Tumbuka—“Florida Glen” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Florida Glen”
- Asturian: “Florida Glen”
- Dutch: “Florida Glen”
- Tumbuka: “Florida Glen”
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