Beacon Bay
in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality of Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Ben Schoeman Airport (8 mi) - Bisho Airport (39 mi)
- Butterworth Airport (46 mi)
- Port Alfred Airport (74 mi)
- Queenstown Airport (95 mi)
- K. D. Matanzima Airport (107 mi)
- Port St Johns Airport (132 mi)
- Lusikisiki Airport (147 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -32.970 and 27.944 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -32° 58' 13" and E 27° 56' 38"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rand - ZAR
- Spoken languages:
- Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:00 PM (Monday)
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:53 am and 6:57 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 21.157 and -156.740 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Halawa - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to South Africa.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning South Africa. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Beacon Bay
Beacon Bay in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (Eastern Cape) is located in South Africa about 499 mi (or 804 km) south of Pretoria, the country's capital town.
Current time in Beacon Bay is now 11:00 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Beacon Bay. The closest airport in South Africa is Ben Schoeman Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: East London, Komga, Bhisho, Stutterheim and Peddie. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 83 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 74 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
| Night Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 70% |
| Air Pressure | 1004 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
22°C (71 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
20°C (68 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
20°C (68 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
BLUE LAGOON HOTEL
Harewood Lodge
Premier Hotel EL ICC
African Dreams Bed & Breakfast
Garden Court East London Hotel
Quarry Lake Inn
Rose Petals Guest House
Aloha Bed and Breakfast
KENNAWAY HOTEL
Mpongo Private Game Reserve
Videos from this area
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East London - Storm Cloud - 12 November 2014
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Jackass East London
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James O'Kennedy Rugby Festival 2013
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Jumping grannies get ready for the big plunge!
Three elderly grannies talk about getting ready to jump out of an aeroplane at the upcoming Elvin Extreme Airshow in East London, South Africa.
Surfers Challenge 2010 - Part 3
TV coverage of the Discovery Surfers Challenge 2010 event. Check out the website for more info http://www.surferschallenge.co.za.
Kempston Recruitment - Festive Greetings
Nahoon River Bursting Its Banks
20 year flood! Nahoon River washing out to sea.
What Happens, The Visual Trip
Visual Trip on its best! Enjoy and happy trip ;)
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Buffalo Park
Buffalo Park is a cricket ground in East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. It is one of the home grounds for the Warriors cricket team. It can hold up to 20,000 spectators. It has hosted one Test match, in October 2002 and hosted a number of One Day Internationals. It was once also known as Mercedes-Benz Park, thanks to sponsorship from the German motor manufacturer.
Buffalo City Stadium
Buffalo City Stadium (also known as the BCM Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in East London, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for Rugby Union matches and is the home stadium of Border Bulldogs. The stadium holds 16,000 people. The stadium has undergone three name changes. Originally, it was named Border Rugby Union Grounds, which was changed to the Basil Kenyon Stadium, after the Springbok player who captained the Springboks on a successful 3 month tour of England in 1951.
Hudson Park High School
Hudson Park High School is a co-educational public school in the suburb of Vincent in East London, South Africa. "HPHS" redirects here. For other uses, see HPHS (disambiguation). Hudson Park High School File:Tentando Superabis. jpg Tentando Superabis Location East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa 22x20px Information Type public, Co-educational, day school Established 1905 Locale Suburban Grades 8 - 12
Jan Smuts Stadium
The Jan Smuts Stadium is an athletics and football stadium in the Arcadia suburb of East London, Buffalo City. The stadium is named in honour of Jan Smuts, and is adjacent to the Buffalo City Stadium.
Duncan Village Day Hospital
Duncan Village Day Hospital is a Provincial government funded day hospital situated in East London, Eastern Cape in South Africa. The hospital departments include Emergency department, Maternity ward, Out Patients Department, Surgical Services, Medical Services, Operating Theatre & CSSD Services, Pharmacy, Anti-Retroviral (ARV) treatment for HIV/AIDS, Post Trauma Counseling Services, X-Ray Services, Oral Health Care Provides, Laundry and a Kitchen.
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