Graaff Electric Lighting Works
Graaff Electric Lighting Works is a power station in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Graaff Electric Lighting Works is situated nearby to Gardens Lawn Tennis Club, as well as near the reservoir Molteno Dam.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Molteno Dam and De Waal Park.
Molteno Dam
Reservoir
Photo: AerialcamSA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Molteno Dam is a small but historic dam, on the lower slopes of Table Mountain in Western Cape, South Africa. Still in service, it was established in 1877 and is now located in the suburb of Oranjezicht, Cape Town.
De Waal Park
Park
Photo: Magemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
De Waal Park is a public park and heritage site in the Oranjezicht suburb of Cape Town. The park, which contains over 120 species of trees, is popular with dog walkers. De Waal Park is situated 220 metres northeast of Graaff Electric Lighting Works.
Iziko South African Museum
Museum
Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. Iziko South African Museum is situated 1¼ km north of Graaff Electric Lighting Works.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schotsche Kloof and Cape Town.
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.
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Cape Town is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.
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.
Graaff Electric Lighting Works
- Type: Power station
- Category: industry
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.9385° or 33° 56′ 19″ southLongitude
18.41022° or 18° 24′ 37″ eastInception
1895Operator
City of Cape TownOpen location code
4FRW3C66+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 44561531
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