Paarl View Point
Paarl View Point is a scenic viewpoint in Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape. Paarl View Point is situated nearby to the peak Paarl Rock, as well as near the cliff Gordon’s Rock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Paarl Boys‘ High School and Afrikaans Language Monument.
Paarl Boys‘ High School
School
Photo: Aliyahreflections, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paarl Boys' High School, known in Afrikaans as Hoër Jongenskool Paarl, is a public dual-medium high school for boys and is one of the oldest schools in South Africa, built in 1868. Paarl Boys‘ High School is situated 1¼ km east of Paarl View Point.
Afrikaans Language Monument
Monument
Photo: Chell Hill, CC BY 2.5.
The Afrikaans Language Monument is located on a hill overlooking Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Officially opened on 10 October 1975, it commemorates the semicentenary of Afrikaans being declared an official language of South Africa separate from Dutch. Afrikaans Language Monument is situated 3 km south of Paarl View Point.
La Rochelle Girls‘ High School
School
La Rochelle Girls' High School, in Paarl is the oldest girls' school in South Africa. La Rochelle Girls‘ High School is situated 1½ km east of Paarl View Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paarl and Denneburg.
Paarl
Photo: Tim Parkinson, CC BY 2.0.
Paarl is the third-oldest town in South Africa and is approximately 60 km to the north-west of Cape Town. It is famous for having one of the world's largest rock outcrops.
Denneburg
Suburb
Paarl is a town with 294,457 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington. Denneburg is situated 3½ km east of Paarl View Point.
Paarl View Point
Latitude
-33.74112° or 33° 44′ 28″ southLongitude
18.94861° or 18° 56′ 55″ eastOpen location code
4FRW7W5X+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 534447482OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Paarl Rock and Gordon’s Rock.
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