Simon’s Town Museum
Established in 1977, Simon's Town Museum is a community museum situated in Simon's Town, a coastal town in the Western Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa.Photo: Oupoot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: community museum in Court Road, Simon’s Town
- Also known as: “Simonstown Museum” and “The Residency”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South African Naval Museum and Simon’s Town.
South African Naval Museum
Museum
Photo: Oupoot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South African Naval Museum is a maritime museum in Simon's Town, South Africa. It contains collections and artefacts related to the maritime history of South Africa and the South African Navy.
Simon’s Town
Railway station
Photo: Klockarnils, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Simon's Town railway station is a Metrorail railway station in the town of Simon's Town on the Cape Peninsula; it is the southern terminus of the Southern Line. Simon’s Town is situated 540 metres north of Simon’s Town Museum.
Naval Base Simon’s Town
Naval base
Photo: Gbawden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Naval Base Simonstown is the South African Navy's largest naval base, situated in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape. The base provides support functions to Fleet Command. Naval Base Simon’s Town is situated 1 km east of Simon’s Town Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Simon’s Town and Glencairn.
Simon’s Town
Photo: Darren Glanville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Simon's Town is located at the east side of the Cape Peninsula near Cape Town, South Africa and is home to the South African Navy.
Glencairn
Suburb
Photo: Derek Keats, CC BY 2.0.
Glencairn is a small seaside village located on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. It is situated about 4 km north of Simonstown, on the shore of False Bay. Glencairn is situated 3½ km north of Simon’s Town Museum.
Da Gama Park
Suburb
Da Gama Park is a suburb of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Da Gama Park was founded as a township in the former Simon's Town district, north-west of the town. Da Gama Park is situated 4½ km northwest of Simon’s Town Museum.
Simon’s Town Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.19136° or 34° 11′ 29″ southLongitude
18.42757° or 18° 25′ 39″ eastOpen location code
4FQWRC5H+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 304715317OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q15277835
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Simon’s Town Museum” goes by many names.
- German: “Simon’s Town Museum”
- German: “Simonstown Museum”
- Ukrainian: “Музей Саймонстауна”
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