Makhanda
Makhanda is a railway station in Makana Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape. Makhanda is situated nearby to Settlers Day Hospital, as well as near St. Clement’s Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Michael and St George Cathedral, Makhanda and Kingswood College.
St Michael and St George Cathedral, Makhanda
Church
Photo: Tim giddings, Public domain.
The Cathedral of St Michael and St George is the home of the Anglican Diocese of Grahamstown in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Grahamstown. St Michael and St George Cathedral, Makhanda is situated 670 metres southwest of Makhanda.
Kingswood College
School
Kingswood College is an independent, co-educational Methodist school in Makhanda. Founded in 1894 by William C Muirhead, Clifford Witheridge Dold, William Burnett Stocks and Richard Restall Stocks, Kingswood caters for boys and girls from Grade 000 to Grade 13 from all over the world. Kingswood College is situated 490 metres north of Makhanda.
Old Gaol Building
Historic building
The Old Gaol Building is a historic building built in 1824 in Makhanda, also known as Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa, and is the second-oldest building in Grahamstown. Old Gaol Building is situated 1¼ km southwest of Makhanda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grahamstown.
Grahamstown
Photo: public domain, Public domain.
Grahamstown, also known as Makhanda, is a town of 140,000 people in the Cacadu District of the Eastern Cape. This charming and picturesque small city is well worth a visit.
Makhanda
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Grahamstown”
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Makana Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.30706° or 33° 18′ 25″ southLongitude
26.53315° or 26° 31′ 59″ eastOpen location code
4GR8MGVM+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 247326140OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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