Rockaways

Rockaways is a building in City of Cape Town, Western Cape which is located on Main Road. Rockaways is situated nearby to the public building National Sea Rescue Institute, as well as near the town hall Sea Point Hall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cape Town Stadium and Signal Hill.

Cape Town Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cape Town Stadium is a football and rugby union stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, that was built as part of the country's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Cape Town Stadium is situated 1¼ km northeast of Rockaways.

Signal Hill

Peak

Photo: Zaian, Public domain.

Signal Hill, or Lion's Rump, is a landmark flat-topped hill located in Cape Town, next to Lion's Head and Table Mountain. The hill was also known as "The Lion's Flank", a term now obsolete. Together with Lion's Head, Signal Hill looks like a lion sphinx.

Green Point Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: lollie-pop, CC BY 2.0.

The Green Point Lighthouse, Cape Town is an operational lighthouse on the South African coast. First lit on 12 April 1824, it is located on Mouille Point. Green Point Lighthouse is situated 1 km north of Rockaways.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mouille Point and Schotsche Kloof.

Mouille Point

Suburb

Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mouille Point is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, situated in the Atlantic Seaboard, between the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront and Granger Bay to the east, Green Point to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west.

Schotsche Kloof

Suburb

The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa, formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre, and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

V&A Waterfront

Suburb

Photo: Damien du Toit, CC BY 2.0.

The V&A Waterfront, often referred to as The Waterfront and The V&A, is a mixed-use suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, featuring upmarket residential apartments, a major shopping mall, a marina, and multiple large hotels.

Rockaways

Type: Building
Address: 225 Main Road
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.90872° or 33° 54′ 31″ south

Longitude

18.39866° or 18° 23′ 55″ east

Open location code

4FRW39RX+GF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 262810341

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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