1 Newtown

1 Newtown is a building in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, which is located on Newtown Avenue. 1 Newtown is situated near the park Chartwell Gardens, as well as near Picnic Area.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Johannesburg Zoo and South African National Museum of Military History.

Johannesburg Zoo

Zoo

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The Johannesburg Zoo or Joburg Zoo is a 55-hectare zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. The zoo is dedicated to the accommodation, enrichment, husbandry, and medical care of wild animals, and houses about 2000 individuals of 320 species. Johannesburg Zoo is situated 1½ km west of 1 Newtown.

South African National Museum of Military History

Museum

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The South African National Museum of Military History in Johannesburg was officially opened by Prime Minister Jan Smuts on 29 August 1947 to preserve the history of South Africa's involvement in the Second World War. South African National Museum of Military History is situated 1¼ km northwest of 1 Newtown.

St John’s College

School

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St John's College is a private Anglican day and boarding school in Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa. It was founded on 1 August 1898 by the Revd John Darragh, rector of St Mary's Church, as a parish school for boys. St John’s College is situated 780 metres southeast of 1 Newtown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillbrow and Parktown.

Hillbrow

Suburb

Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hillbrow is an Inner City residential neighbourhood of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It is characterized by a high population density and has experienced issues associated with municipal disinvestment, including elevated levels of unemployment, poverty, prostitution, and crime.

Parktown

Suburb

Photo: Paul venter, Public domain.

Parktown is a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the first suburb north of the inner city. It is affectionately known as one of the Parks, others including Parkview, Parkwood, Westcliff, Parktown North, Parkhurst and Forest Town. Parktown is situated 3 km southwest of 1 Newtown.

Braamfontein

Suburb

Braamfontein is a central suburb of Johannesburg, in South Africa, seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and some of South Africa's major corporations. Braamfontein is situated 3 km southwest of 1 Newtown.

1 Newtown

Type: Building
Address: 1 Newtown Avenue, Johannesburg, 2193
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.16975° or 26° 10′ 11″ south

Longitude

28.05324° or 28° 3′ 12″ east

Open location code

5G5CR3J3+37

OpenStreetMap ID

way 243009502

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Chartwell Gardens and Picnic Area.

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