Dam Overseer
Dam Overseer is a mountain hut in Western Cape, South Africa. Access is restricted and requires permission. Dam Overseer is situated nearby to the reservoir Woodhead Dam, as well as near Erol’s Cave.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Woodhead Dam and Waterworks Museum.
Woodhead Dam
Reservoir
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woodhead Dam is a dam on Table Mountain, Western Cape, South Africa. It was built in 1897 and supplies water to Cape Town. The dam, which was the first large masonry dam in South Africa, was designated as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2008.
Waterworks Museum
Museum
Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Waterworks Museum is located on the northern side of Table Mountain, between the Woodhead and Hely-Hutchinson Reservoirs, in Cape Town, South Africa. Waterworks Museum is situated 540 metres east of Dam Overseer.
Shop at the Top, Table Mountain
Clothing store
Photo: MB-one, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shop at the Top, Table Mountain is a clothing store, which is situated 2 km north of Dam Overseer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakoven and Camps Bay.
Bakoven
Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bakoven is a small residential suburb in the Atlantic Seaboard region of Cape Town, South Africa. It is positioned between Victoria Road and the sea. South of Bakoven and Camps Bay the coastline is protected, with thousands of acres of mountain Nature Reserve.
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.
Newlands
Suburb
Photo: Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newlands is an upmarket suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the foot of Table Mountain in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, and is the wettest suburb in South Africa due to its high winter rainfall. Newlands is situated 5 km east of Dam Overseer.
Dam Overseer
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Mountain hut
- Categories: building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.97532° or 33° 58′ 31″ southLongitude
18.40177° or 18° 24′ 6″ eastOpen location code
4FRW2CF2+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 450428889OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=alpine_hut
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Erol’s Cave and Hely-Hutchinson Dam.
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