Elsie’s Pool
Elsie’s Pool is a pond in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Elsie’s Pool is situated nearby to the peak Klassenkop, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Spilhaus Ridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Table Mountain National Park and Orangekloof.
Table Mountain National Park
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Table Mountain National Park is a 221-km² park in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It protects the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation.
Orangekloof
Forest
Photo: S Molteno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orange Kloof is an area of Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the northern end of the Hout Bay valley, just to the west of Cecilia Park.
Woodhead Dam
Reservoir
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woodhead Dam is a dam on Table Mountain, Western Cape, South Africa. It was built in 1897 and supplies water to Cape Town. The dam, which was the first large masonry dam in South Africa, was designated as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2008.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakoven and Newlands.
Bakoven
Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bakoven is a small residential suburb in the Atlantic Seaboard region of Cape Town, South Africa. It is positioned between Victoria Road and the sea. South of Bakoven and Camps Bay the coastline is protected, with thousands of acres of mountain Nature Reserve. Bakoven is situated 4½ km northwest of Elsie’s Pool.
Newlands
Suburb
Photo: Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newlands is an upmarket suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the foot of Table Mountain in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, and is the wettest suburb in South Africa due to its high winter rainfall. Newlands is situated 5 km northeast of Elsie’s Pool.
Camps Bay
Photo: Octagon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Camps Bay is a suburb in Cape Town on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. Founded as Kamps Baai it was once considered to become Cape Town's harbour. It has become a tourism hot spot because it offers a great combination of restaurants, bars, amenities, accommodation and a fantastic beach, all very close to each other.
Elsie’s Pool
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.99576° or 33° 59′ 45″ southLongitude
18.40975° or 18° 24′ 35″ eastOpen location code
4FRW2C35+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1083614246OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Klassenkop and Spilhaus Ridge.
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