Picnic Area

Picnic Area is a park in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Picnic Area is situated near Bushwillow Pond, as well as near the forest West Wilds.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St John’s College and Johannesburg Zoo.

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 550 metres southeast of Picnic Area.

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 northwest of Picnic Area.

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 1½ km northwest of Picnic Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillbrow and Parktown.

Hillbrow

Suburb

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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

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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 2½ km southwest of Picnic Area.

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 Picnic Area.

Picnic Area

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.17221° or 26° 10′ 20″ south

Longitude

28.05317° or 28° 3′ 11″ east

Open location code

5G5CR3H3+47

OpenStreetMap ID

way 484910034

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bushwillow Pond and West Wilds.

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