Post Office Tree
The Post Office Tree is a famous milkwood tree in Mossel Bay, South Africa that was used by early Portuguese explorers as a post office. It is located in the grounds of the Bartholomeu Dias Museum Complex in Market Street.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Lugerda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Historic tree at the Bartolomeu Dias museum complex, Mossel Bay, South Africa
- Also known as: “Post Office Tree, Mossel Bay”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex and Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse.
Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
Museum
Photo: Buonasera, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex is the second biggest provincial museum affiliated to the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in South Africa. It is located at Mossel Bay.
Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Russell James Smith, CC BY 2.0.
Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse is a lighthouse near Mossel Bay, South Africa. Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse is situated 1½ km southeast of Post Office Tree.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mossel Bay and Hartenbos.
Mossel Bay
Photo: landagent, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mossel Bay is a harbour town of about 170,000 people on the Garden Route of South Africa. It is an important tourism and farming region of the Western Cape Province.
Hartenbos
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hartenbos is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located some 45 kilometres outside George, South Africa. It belongs, together with 20 other settlements, to the Mossel Bay Local Municipality. Hartenbos is situated 7 km northwest of Post Office Tree.
Post Office Tree
- Category: tourism
- Location: Mossel Bay, Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.18038° or 34° 10′ 49″ southLongitude
22.1412° or 22° 8′ 28″ eastHeight
8.5 metres (28 feet)Open location code
4GQ4R49R+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 2694265433OpenStreetMap feature
natural=treeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q30672322
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to French—“Post Office Tree” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Poskantoorboom”
- Arabic: “شجرة مكتب البريد”
- French: “Arbre à Poste”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Post Office Tree and Shells and Fish.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Post Office Tree”. Photo: Lugerda, CC BY-SA 3.0.