Cresta
in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality of Gauteng, South Africa
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Lanseria Airport (13 mi) - Rand Airport (13 mi)
- Grand Central Airport (14 mi)
- OR Tambo International Airport (17 mi)
- Wonderboom Airport (36 mi)
- Potchefstroom Airport (67 mi)
- Morningside Farm Airport (73 mi)
- Pilanesberg International Airport (74 mi)
- Vredefort Dome (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -26.127 and 27.980 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -26° 7' 37" and E 27° 58' 46"
- 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: 08:21 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:10 am and 6:35 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 20.784 and -156.023 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ka'eleku - 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
Explore Cresta
Cresta in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (Gauteng) is a city in South Africa about 29 mi (or 47 km) south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital.
Local time in Cresta is now 08:21 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Cresta, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in South Africa is Lanseria Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 22 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Vredefort Dome in a distance of 82 mi (or 131 km), North-West. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Riverlea, Johannesburg, Krugersdorp, Germiston and Randfontein. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 72 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 65 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 38% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
26°C (79 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
27°C (81 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
27°C (81 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Idwala Boutique Hotel
Over The Moon Guesthouse
12 on Hillel Guest Manor
Bridgehouse
Craighall Garden
Thuleka Lodge Ferndale
Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse
House Higgo
Jubilee Lodge Guest House
Northcliff Manor Guest House
Videos from this area
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Storm in Randburg.AVI
Storm in Randburg, South Africa Nov2009.
JHB Storm Part 1
Taken from on top of Northcliff hill 23 October 2009. Very strong storm.
Gauteng High altitude surfski champs 2014
Hosted at the Emmarentia Dam in Johannesburg South Africa, the Dubalamanzi Canoe Club is proud to present the Highest altitude sufrski event in the world. The event took place on 29 March 2014...
Slow Motion Air Flair
Here is a quick way to learn how to do Air Flair or Air Tacks as we call it. In Slow Motion.
Visiting the Twins in ICU
Proud parents Charmaine and Stuart Steedman take a trip to Flora Clinic's Intensive Care Unit to visit the newest arrivals to the family.
JHB Storm part 2
Same storm on 23 October 2009 later on with some nice cloud to ground strikes.
Kleenbin bad driver.MOV
Kleenbin driver towing a trailer fails to stop at a stop street and pulls out in front of me. I had to take a handful of brakes to avoid an accident.
Cheers Northcliff
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Sodium Overload 4 - TTT2 Grand Finals Part 2 - HotShot/FoxSteve vs TekkenGuru
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Anastasia Kaucic at Randburg Waterfront
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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.
Cresta Shopping Centre
Cresta Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located on the border of Northcliff and Cresta. It has gone through eight recent extensions and refurbishments. The original design of the shopping centre had a model train which would run through the centre of the shopping centre stopping at various places around the inner mall to allow passengers off. The train would then come out one of the entrances and around a loop.
Brightwater Commons
Brightwater Commons (formerly the Randburg Waterfront), located in Ferndale, Randburg in the Gauteng province of South Africa, is an entertainment, restaurant and shopping centre in Johannesburg. Previously known as the Randburg Waterfront, it used to sport a large artificial lake around which all the shopfronts were built
Beyers Naudé Drive
Beyers Naudé Drive is a large arterial route in Johannesburg, South Africa. It starts at the University of Johannesburg in Auckland Park, travelling through Melville, Roosevelt Park, Northcliff, Blackheath and traversing the N1 Western Bypass at Randpark Ridge. It terminates at the N14 freeway near Muldersdrift. It was previously known as DF Malan Drive. It is denoted by the code M5. Beyers Naudé Drive is named after celebrated anti-apartheid pastor Beyers Naudé.
Johannesburg Botanical Garden
The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is located in the suburb of Emmarentia in Johannesburg, South Africa. The gardens were established in 1964 as a large rose garden (becoming known locally as the "Rose Garden") and subsequently expanded to cover an area of around 125 hectares . It is administered by Johannesburg City Parks. The Emmarentia Dam is situated immediately to the east of the garden and shares its extensive acreage. One of the main attractions is the Rose Garden with over 10 000 roses.
Emmarentia Dam
Emmarentia Dam is a dam in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, South Africa. There are several dams that make up Emmarentia Dam, despite its allusion to the singular. The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is on the western shore of the dam. The eastern shore consists of woodlands, natural grass areas used for picnics, braais (barbecues) and dog walking, a tea room and the Dabulamanzi canoe club.
Delta Park (Johannesburg)
Delta Park is one of the biggest parks in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is adjacent to the suburbs of Blairgowrie and Victory Park. It comprises 13 hectares of grassland and woodland, and three tree-lined dams. It has walking trails, a "sensory trail" and bird watching hides. It incorporates the Florence Bloom Bird Sanctuary and the Delta Environmental Centre.
Westpark Cemetery
Westpark Cemetery is large cemetery in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the resting place of some of the country's well-known citizens. It is a non-denomination designated burial ground, and thus has Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Chinese burial areas. It was opened in 1942, and historically was part of one of Johannesburg's original farms, Farm Waterval, which was purchased in 1887 by two Geldenhuys brothers in the hope of finding gold.
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