Eersterivier
in City of Cape Town of Western Cape, South Africa

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-34.012 and 18.724 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -34° 0' 44" and E 18° 43' 26"
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: 09:52 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:29 am and 7:33 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
22.221 and -159.561 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Haena
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for South Africa in Southern Africa

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 Eersterivier

Eersterivier in City of Cape Town (Western Cape) is located in South Africa about 804 mi (or 1,294 km) south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital town.

Current time in Eersterivier is now 09:52 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 6 airports close to Eersterivier, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in South Africa is Cape Town International Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 12 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Cape Floral Region Protected Areas in a distance of 24 mi (or 38 km), North-West. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. 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: Stellenbosch, Cape Town, Paarl, Malmesbury and Hermanus. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 82 °F

Morning Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Evening Temperature 24°C / 75 °F
Night Temperature 19°C / 66 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 48%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 24% of sky
General Conditions Few clouds

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

26°C (78 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

25°C (77 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

29°C (85 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Asara Wine Estate & Hotel

Address
6,8 mi
Polkadraai
7600 Stellenbosch
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 0:00
Weekend: closed


La Petite Dauphine

Address
2,6 mi
Excelsior Road
7690 Franschhoek
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Wild Mushroom

Address
5,6 mi
Vlottenburg Rd
7613 Stellenbosch
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 8:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 18:00


Wedgeview Country House & Spa

Address
5,2 mi
Bonniemile, Vlottenburg
7604 Stellenbosch
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Spier Hotel

Address
4,3 mi
R310 Stellenbosch
7600 Stellenbosch
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Klein Welmoed Luxury Guest House

Address
4,1 mi
Raithby Road, Off Winery Road
7600 Raithby
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Vredenburg Manor House

Address
4,6 mi
Winery Road
7129 Raithby
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Ridgemor Villa Guest House

Address
3,6 mi
Firgrove r 102
7131 Somerset West
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 16:00
Weekend: closed


Cultivar Guest Lodge

Address
5,3 mi
Bonniemile Road
7599 Stellenbosch
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 20:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 20:00


Soverby Guest House

Address
4,9 mi
Annandale Road, Lynedoch
7613 Stellenbosch
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Macasar Loop.mov

Published: March 07, 2010
Length: 02:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: AltusPienaar

This 6km loop of whoops, tight turns, steep dunes and plowed terrain is scrambler country. The HPN Paris Dakar takes this in it's stride weighing nearly twice that of most other bikes being...


Hola Khayelitsha!

Published: August 30, 2013
Length: 11:11 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Steve Pike

Surf tag teams from the Cape Town townships of Masiphumele and Khayelitsha made history on Saturday 24 August 2013 when they took part in the first surf competition involving the strife-torn...


TEDxMfuleni - Phakama Pyoos - Siyakhona and Community Journalism

Published: November 03, 2011
Length: 50:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: TEDx Talks

Phakama Pyoos, a resident of Mfuleni, was selected last year to partake in the Siyakhona Project, a project that trains young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to be video journalists....


MiX Telematics housebuilding project

Published: July 20, 2011
Length: 06:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MiX Telematics

MiX Telematics has teamed up with Habitat for Humanity and sponsored the building of a house in Mfuleni, a township located around 30 km outside of Cape Town. The lucky homeowner to receive...


Drift Challenge 2014 Hockenheimring Markus Militzer

Published: June 14, 2014
Length: 26:03 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Walter Müller

Drift Challenge 2014 und Big Entry „ein Reutlinger auf dem Hockenheimring" Am 24. Mai. haben wir den Reutlinger Markus Militzer mit seinem Team „T.O.M" beim „driften" mit einem Kamerateam...


Dragster Hockenheimring

Published: April 14, 2015
Length: 51:52 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: racing14.de

Dragster-Demo auf dem Hockenheimring im Rahmen des Jim Clark Revivals 2015 - Hockenheim Historic -


Sneaky Tuning Godzilla - Nissan GTR - 9.49 sec - @ Hockenheim Public Race Days

Published: August 04, 2014
Length: 47:26 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Winesh Akloe

Sneaky Tuning's Nissan GTR @ Hockenheim Public Race Days. (2nd and 3rd of August 2014) Runs 9.49 sec on the 1/4 mile Owned and Tuned by: Reandly Winklaar www.sneakytuning.nl.


God touches the full congregation of the AFM (AGS) Church Wesbank, Cape Town

Published: May 30, 2012
Length: 48:11 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Nathaniel Jarrison Larke

" ... and i wanna tell you something... God is gonna manifest a massive breakthrough & its gonna transfer into your children, your children's children, your great grandchildren... & it will...


SANABO South African Elite Champs 2012 - Light Heavyweight Quarter finals

Published: July 09, 2012
Length: 31:18 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Lance Gibson

First round Wesley Gibson (Mpumalanga) in red Luvuyo Sizani (Eastern cape) in blue.


Faculty of Health Sciences Welcoming of new students 2012

Published: February 06, 2012
Length: 13:13 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MatiesTV

Faculty of Health Sciences Welcoming of new students 2012.


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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.

Chris Hani Secondary School

Chris Hani Secondary School is an English-medium school located in Khayelitsha, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. As of 2006 it had some 1,676 students and was staffed by 52 educators. http://www. khanya. co. za/schools/khanyaschool. php?emisno=0106041332. In 2006 the Western Cape Education Department designated it one of 10 "Arts and Culture focus schools" to be set up over the following three years.

Located at -34.0469, 18.7061 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Schools in Cape Town

Eersterivier Secondary School

Eersteriver Secondary School is an Afrikaans-medium school in Eerste Rivier, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It was established in 1995 and as of 2006 it had some 1,443 students and 43 educators http://www. khanya. co. za/schools/khanyaschool. php?emisno=0107323861. In 2006 the Western Cape Education Department designated it one of 10 "Arts and Culture focus schools" to be set up over the following three years. http://curriculum. wcape. school.

Located at -34.0189, 18.7308 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Schools in Cape Town, Educational institutions established in 1995

Faure level crossing accident

The Faure level crossing accident occurred at approximately 8 a.m. on 13 November 2006 when a Metrorail train collided with a truck that had stalled on an uncontrolled level crossing at Faure near Somerset West, a town outside Cape Town, South Africa. The truck was carrying at least thirty-three workers from a local vineyard and there were nineteen fatalities (eleven men and eight women) and six injured people among the occupants of the vehicle.

Located at -34.0319, 18.7531 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
2006 in South Africa, Railway accidents in South Africa, Road accidents in South Africa, Level crossing accidents in South Africa, Railway accidents in 2006, 2006 road accidents, Transport in Cape Town

Macassar Village Land Occupation

The squatter's movement Abahlali baseMjondolo occupied a piece of vacant state owned land in Macassar Village, near Somerset West outside of Cape Town on 18 May 2009. The occupation was later destroyed by the city's anti-land invasion unit.

Located at -34.0503, 18.7556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Squats, Cape Town, Protests in South Africa, Housing struggles in South Africa

Blackheath train accident

The Blackheath train accident occurred at 7:03 a.m. on 25 August 2010 when a Metrorail commuter train crashed into a minibus taxi on the Buttskop Road level crossing in Blackheath, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. The minibus was carrying fourteen children to school; nine died on the scene and five were hospitalized. One of the injured children died two days later in the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.

Located at -33.9702, 18.7059 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway accidents in 2010, 2010 road accidents, Level crossing accidents in South Africa, Road accidents in South Africa, 2010 in South Africa, Transport in Cape Town


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Eersterivier Settlement, Eersterivier