Black Rock

Black Rock is a bus stop in Khomas, Namibia. Black Rock is situated near the post office NamPost, as well as near the police station Rocky Crest Police unit.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Old Location and Mass Grave at Old Location Cemetery.

Old Location

Museum

The Old Location was an area segregated for Black residents of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It was situated in the area between today's suburbs of Hochland Park and Pioneers Park. Old Location is situated 2 km southeast of Black Rock.

Mass Grave at Old Location Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

Mass Grave at Old Location Cemetery is situated 1½ km southeast of Black Rock.

Windhoek International School

School

Photo: Sinisterstuf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Windhoek International School is an independent, co-educational, international school located in Windhoek, Namibia. The school provides education from Early Years 1 through to Grade 12. Windhoek International School is situated 1½ km southeast of Black Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khomasdal and Windhoek.

Khomasdal

Suburb

Khomasdal is a suburb of Namibia's capital of Windhoek in the Khomas Region. Founded as Windhoek's residential area for Coloured people, Khomasdal still is primarily composed of Coloured people. Khomasdal is situated 2½ km north of Black Rock.

Windhoek

Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Windhoek is Namibia's capital and largest city. It is in the geographic centre of the country at an elevation of 1,600 m. This is the city where most safaris travelling through Namibia begin, and also the first point of entry in Namibia should you arrive by airplane.

Pioneers Park

Suburb

Pioneers Park is a suburb in the south of Windhoek, Namibia, in the Windhoek West parliamentary constituency. It was developed in the second half of the 20th century as a white community, with the previous black residents being expelled to Katutura. Pioneers Park is situated 3 km southeast of Black Rock.

Black Rock

Type: Bus stop
Categories: transport stop and transport
Location: Khomas, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-22.57263° or 22° 34′ 22″ south

Longitude

17.04716° or 17° 2′ 50″ east

Operator

Move Windhoek

Open location code

5F9VC2GW+WV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5839623975

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

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Highlights: NamPost and Rocky Crest Police unit.

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