Fire lookout

Fire lookout is a building in Western Cape, South Africa. Fire lookout is situated nearby to the ruins King’s Blockhouse, as well as near First Waterfall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include King’s Blockhouse and Devil’s Peak.

King’s Blockhouse

Ruins

Photo: JessyAM, CC BY-SA 3.0.

King’s Blockhouse is a ruins, which is situated 260 metres northeast of Fire lookout.

Devil's Peak is part of the mountainous backdrop to Cape Town, South Africa. When looking at Table Mountain from the city centre, or when looking towards the city across Table Bay, the skyline from left to right consists of Devil's Peak, the flat summit of Table Mountain, the peak of Lion's Head, and Signal Hill.

Rhodes Memorial

Photo: Glassbottle, Public domain.

The Rhodes Memorial is a large monument in the style of an ancient Greek temple on Devil's Peak in Cape Town, South Africa, situated close to Table Mountain. Rhodes Memorial is situated 1 km east of Fire lookout.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodstock and Rosebank.

Woodstock

Suburb

Photo: Kierano, CC BY 3.0.

Woodstock is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, situated between the docks of Table Bay and the lower slopes of Devil's Peak. One of the city's oldest suburbs, Woodstock is located around 1 kilometre east of Cape Town CBD, the city's main economic hub.

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.

Mowbray

Suburb

Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Fire lookout

Type: Building
Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.95198° or 33° 57′ 7″ south

Longitude

18.44803° or 18° 26′ 53″ east

Open location code

4FRW2CXX+66

OpenStreetMap ID

way 201407855

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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