Observatory Swimming Pool
Observatory Swimming Pool is a sports venue in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Observatory Swimming Pool is situated nearby to the sports venue Sports and Recreation, as well as near Tafelberg Bowls Club.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hartleyvale Stadium and Valkenberg Hospital.
Hartleyvale Stadium
Recreation area
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Hartleyvale Stadium is a field hockey stadium in Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa. It was previously used as a soccer stadium by Cape Town City in the National Football League era, as well as by Hellenic during the late 1980s. Hartleyvale Stadium is situated 350 metres north of Observatory Swimming Pool.
Valkenberg Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Valkenberg Hospital is a large, government-funded, tertiary psychiatric hospital in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated in the suburb of Observatory between the banks of the Liesbeek and Black Rivers, overlooking Devil's Peak in the distance. Valkenberg Hospital is situated 450 metres northeast of Observatory Swimming Pool.
Groote Schuur Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Danie van der Merwe, CC BY 2.0.
Groote Schuur Hospital is a public teaching hospital situated on the slopes of Devil's Peak in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It was founded in 1938 and is famous for being the institution where the first human-to-human heart transplant took place, conducted by surgeon Christiaan Barnard on the patient Louis Washkansky. Groote Schuur Hospital is situated 1¼ km west of Observatory Swimming Pool.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mowbray and Observatory.
Mowbray
Suburb
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Mowbray is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa and lies on the slopes of Devil's Peak. Mowbray is at a junction of several major Cape Town freeways and has an important multi-modal public transport interchange at Mowbray railway station.
Observatory
Suburb
Observatory is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, colloquially known as Obs. Bordered by Mowbray to the south and Salt River to the northwest, the area is best known as a student neighbourhood associated with the nearby University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital.
Rosebank
Suburb
Photo: Rotsee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosebank is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, located between the suburbs of Mowbray and Rondebosch.
Observatory Swimming Pool
- Type: Sports venue
- Categories: swimming, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.94187° or 33° 56′ 31″ southLongitude
18.4764° or 18° 28′ 35″ eastOpen location code
4FRW3F5G+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1028666082OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreOpenStreetMap feature
sport=swimming
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