Orlando East
in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality of Gauteng, South Africa
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Rand Airport (14 mi) - Lanseria Airport (21 mi)
- OR Tambo International Airport (21 mi)
- Grand Central Airport (22 mi)
- Wonderboom Airport (45 mi)
- Potchefstroom Airport (60 mi)
- Morningside Farm Airport (73 mi)
- Pilanesberg International Airport (78 mi)
- Vredefort Dome (Unesco heritage, 87 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -26.241 and 27.927 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -26° 14' 27" and E 27° 55' 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: 06:21 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
Discover Orlando East
Orlando East in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (Gauteng) is a town in South Africa about 38 mi (or 61 km) south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital city.
Current time in Orlando East is now 06:21 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports near Orlando East, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in South Africa is Rand Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), East. 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 87 mi (or 140 km), North-West. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Riverlea, Johannesburg, Krugersdorp, Randfontein and Germiston. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F
| Morning Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 39% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
27°C (81 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
28°C (83 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
28°C (83 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The View Boutique Hotel
motel Mi Pi CHi
Valley Lodge & Spa
The Soweto Hotel & Conference Centre
Protea Hotel Johannesburg Balalaika Sandton
Nomndeni de la Changuion
7th Street Guesthouse
GOLD REEF CITY THEME PARK HOTEL
Thornton Gap Guesthouse
Palm Continental Hotel Johannesburg
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Tour of Kliptown & Vilikazi Street, Soweto
Walking Kliptown from Freedom square to reality township
Walking Kliptown from Freedom square to reality township.
南アフリカ ソウェト 9.11予言者の壁画.wmv
南アフリカ ソウェト 9.11テロを予言したとされる壁画。こじつけでしょ。
Nomadness SCAD Freefall Orlando Towers
Orlando Towers Johannesburg, South Africa.
SCAD Freefall, Orlando Towers, Soweto, RSA
Different camera viewpoints, including shot taken from participant during freefall.
From Poverty to SUMMER HOLIDAY:
Walking the street of ANGOLA, a squatter camp in Kliptown, poverty but a touch of magic:
Engagement at the Orlando Cooling Towers on Valentines Day
On Valentines Day, we were joined by a couple, their friends and family for a tour of Soweto. During the tour we stopped by one Soweto's most popular and historic landmarks, the Orlando Cooling...
SASOL Bilboard Soccer City Stadium
transition of timecamera13 sample clip documenting the changes of the Soccer City Stadium in johannesburg from 2006 to 2009 and ongoing. Original Stadium was built in the late 1980's. Modification.
Scad Freefall at Orlando Towers
The world's highest and first SCAD freefall inside a Cooling Tower. Pretty cool. Wish it was higher though. Guys very friendly and an awesome experience. Will go back but will do it all... next time.
SCAD freefall - Orlando Towers - Soweto
70m freefall, I'd guess there's about a 40m drop to the net.
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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.
Hector Pieterson Museum
The Hector Pieterson Museum is a large museum located in Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, two blocks away from where Hector Pieterson was shot and killed. The museum is named in his honour. It became one of the first museums in Soweto when it opened in 16 June 2002. A companion museum nearby is Mandela House, the former home of Nelson Mandela and his family, which has been run as a museum since 1997.
Orlando Stadium
Orlando Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The stadium was originally built in 1959, at a cost of £37,500, with a capacity of 24,000. It is currently used mostly for football matches, as the home stadium of Orlando Pirates FC of the Premier Soccer League, and is set to be utilized, as a training field, for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after being completely rebuilt and reopened on 22 November 2008.
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital is the third largest hospital in the world after the West China hospital of Medical Sciences, Sichuan University and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, occupying 173 acres, with 3 200 beds and 6 760 staff members. The hospital is in the Soweto area south of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is one of the 40 Gauteng provincial hospitals, and is financed and managed by the Gauteng Provincial Department of Health.
Maponya Mall
Maponya Mall is a shopping centre in Soweto, South Africa. The 65,000 square-metre development cost R650m to build and officially opened in September 2007. The mall is owned by South African entrepreneur and property developer, Richard Maponya under The Maponya group in partnership with Investec and ZenProp property holdings.
Mandela House
The Nelson Mandela National Museum, commonly referred to as the Mandela House, is the house in Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, that former South African president Nelson Mandela lived in from 1946 to 1962. It is located at number 8115, at the corner of Vilakazi and Ngakane streets, as short distance up the road from the home of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Mandela donated the house to the Soweto Heritage Trust (of which he is the founder) on 1 September 1997, to run as a museum.
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