Simon's Town
Simon's Town is located at the east side of the Cape Peninsula near Cape Town, South Africa and is home to the South African Navy. Simon's Town has about 7,000 residents. Simon's Town is situated west of Seaforth, and west of The Boulders.
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Notable Places in the Area
Boulders Beach
Boulders is a popular beach near Simon's Town, Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Photo: Christoph Michels, CC BY 2.5.Roman Rock Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Roman Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse in False Bay, near Simon's Town. Photo: Chris Hills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Simon's Town Museum
Museum
Established in 1977, Simon's Town Museum is a community museum situated in Simon's Town, a suburb of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa. Photo: Oupoot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Naval Base Simon's Town
Military facility
Naval Base Simon's Town is the South African Navy's largest naval base, situated at Simon's Town, near Cape Town. Photo: Gbawden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Town
- Description: town in South Africa
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: False Bay, Cape Peninsula, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
Localities in the Area
Fish Hoek
Fish Hoek is a picturesque town situated about halfway down the Cape Peninsula, between Cape Town and Simon's Town. Photo: Derek Keats, CC BY 2.0.Glencairn
Suburb
Glencairn is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated about 4 km north of Simonstown, on the shore of False Bay. Glencairn is situated 4 km north of Simon's Town. Photo: Derek Keats, CC BY 2.0.
Miller Point
Suburb
Miller's Point is a headland and stretch of protected coastline in South Africa. Miller Point is situated 6 km southeast of Simon's Town. Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0.
Simon's Town
Latitude
-34.1932° or 34° 11' 36" southLongitude
18.4333° or 18° 25' 60" eastPopulation
7,000Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)United Nations Location Code
ZA SMNOpen Location Code
4FQWRC4M+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 254352976GeoNames ID
3361618Also Known As
- Afrikaans: Simonstad
- Armenian: Սայմոնսթաուն
- Catalan: Simon's Town
- Cebuano: Simon's Town
- Chinese: 西蒙斯敦
- Chinese: 西蒙斯鎮
- Chinese: 西蒙镇
- Czech: Simon's Town
- Danish: Simon's Town
- Dutch: Simon's Town
- Dutch: Simonstad
- English: ''Simon's Town''
- Esperanto: Simonurbo
- French: Simon's Town
- French: Simonstad
- French: Simonstown
- Georgian: საიმონსტაუნი
- German: Simon's Town
- German: Simonstad
- German: Simonstown
- German: Simon’s Town
- Hebrew: סיימונס טאון
- Indonesian: Simon's Town
- Italian: Boulders Beach
- Italian: Simon's Town
- Japanese: サイモンズタウン
- Javanese: Simon's Town
- Persian: سایمونز تاون
- Polish: Simon's Town
- Polish: Simonstad
- Polish: Simonstown
- Portuguese: Simon's Town
- Romanian: Simonstad
- Russian: Саймонс-Таун
- Russian: Саймонстаун
- Russian: Симонстад
- Slovak: Simon's Town
- Sotho, Northern: Simon's Town
- South Azerbaijani: سایمونز تاون
- Spanish: Simon's Bay
- Spanish: Simon's Town
- Swedish: Simon's Town
- Swedish: Simonstad
- Swedish: Simonstown
- Ukrainian: Саймонстаун
- Welsh: Simon's Town
- Xhosa: Simon's Town
- Zulu: Simon's Town
Other Places Named Simon's Town
- SimonstownHamlet in County Westmeath, Ireland
- SimonstownLocality in County Louth, Ireland
- SimonstownLocality in County Westmeath, Ireland
- SimonstownLocality in County Westmeath, Ireland
- SimonstownLocality in County Meath, Ireland
- Simon's TownRailway station in Western Cape, South Africa
- Simon's TownRailway stop in Western Cape, South Africa
In the Area
Localities
- SeaforthSuburb
- The BouldersSuburb
- Pine HavenVillage
- Windmill BeachLocality
Landmarks
- Just Nuisance StatueWork of art
- Tourist InfoTourism office
- 6-Pounder Hotchkiss Dual Purpose GunHistoric site
- SA Post OfficePost office
Popular Destinations in False Bay
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