Old Water Works
Old Water Works is a ruins in Western Cape, South Africa. Old Water Works is situated nearby to Newlands Forest, as well as near the ruins Paradise.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Table Mountain National Park and Newlands Forest.
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.
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.
Devil’s Peak
Peak
Photo: Warrickball, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Devil's Peak is part of the mountainous backdrop to Cape Town, South Africa. When looking at Table Mountain from the city centre, or when looking towards the city across Table Bay, the skyline from left to right consists of Devil's Peak, the flat summit of Table Mountain, the peak of Lion's Head, and Signal Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newlands and Rosebank.
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.
Rosebank
Suburb
Photo: Rotsee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosebank is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, located between the suburbs of Mowbray and Rondebosch. Rosebank is situated 4 km northeast of Old Water Works.
Mowbray
Suburb
Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mowbray is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa and lies on the slopes of Devil's Peak. Mowbray is at a junction of several major Cape Town freeways and has an important multi-modal public transport interchange at Mowbray railway station. Mowbray is situated 4 km northeast of Old Water Works.
Old Water Works
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.97186° or 33° 58′ 19″ southLongitude
18.44083° or 18° 26′ 27″ eastOpen location code
4FRW2CHR+78OpenStreetMap ID
node 14177611501OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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