Capricorn
Capricorn is a suburb in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Capricorn is situated nearby to the suburb Marina da Gama, as well as near Lavender Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Muizenberg station and Muizenberg Shul.
Muizenberg station
Railway station
Photo: Lantus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muizenberg station is a railway station, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Capricorn.
Muizenberg Shul
Synagogue
The Muizenberg Shul, formally the Muizenberg Hebrew Congregation, is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Muizenberg, in Greater Cape Town, in the Western Cape region of South Africa.
Steenberg railway station
Railway station
Photo: Brandonzando, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Steenberg railway station is a Metrorail station on the Southern Line in Steenberg, a suburb of Cape Town. It is located on Henley Road, which is just off Military Road. Steenberg railway station is situated 3 km northwest of Capricorn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muizenberg and Kalk Bay.
Muizenberg
Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY 2.5.
Muizenberg is a beachside suburb and former town, situated in the Cape Flats region of Cape Town, South Africa. Located where the shore of the Cape Peninsula curves round to the east on the False Bay coast, Muizenberg is considered to be the main surfing spot in Cape Town, and is home to a surfing community centered on the popular "Surfer's Corner".
Kalk Bay
Photo: Ken and Nyetta, CC BY 2.0.
Kalk Bay is a small fishing harbour along the east coast of the Cape Peninsula to the south of Cape Town. It has become a very hip and trendy place, with a fine selection of restaurants, coffee shops and bistros, and a number of eclectic, alternative shops along the Main Road on either side of the train station.
Fish Hoek
Photo: nairnbairn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fish Hoek is a picturesque town situated about halfway down the Cape Peninsula, between Cape Town and Simon's Town. It is well known for its beach, which gets jam-packed on sunny days.
Capricorn
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.09381° or 34° 5′ 38″ southLongitude
18.48764° or 18° 29′ 16″ eastOpen location code
4FQWWF4Q+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 689151941OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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