Food & drink
1 record- Student centerTakeaway · 420 m
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- Student centerTakeaway · 420 m
Akademie Road at a glance
- Place records along this section
- 5 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
- Closest passenger transport point
- 110 mHelen Joseph Hospital · straight line from the nearest part of the section
- Mapped hospital nearby
- 340 mHelen Joseph Hospital
- Mapped school nearby
- 90 mVorentoe High School
Everyday places nearby
Along this mapped section · within 500 mDistances are measured in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Places may be near different sections. Areas use an interior point, not an entrance. These are source records, not unique venues or walking distances. Activity is not corroborated: records come from the September 2026 map snapshot, and an object's edit date does not confirm that a venue operates.
Shops & services
1 record- QuickshopConvenience shop · 180 m
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- QuickshopConvenience shop · 180 m
Health services
1 record- Helen Joseph HospitalHospital · 340 m
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- Helen Joseph HospitalHospital · 340 m
Education
2 records- Vorentoe High SchoolSchool · 90 m
- University of Johannesburg Auckland Park Kingsway CampusUniversity · 430 m
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- Vorentoe High SchoolSchool · 90 m
- University of Johannesburg Auckland Park Kingsway CampusUniversity · 430 m
Transport nearby
Along this mapped section · within 1 km3 passenger transport records. Mapped access points and facilities, not a count of unique stops, routes or service frequency.
- Helen Joseph HospitalBus stop · 110 m
Source record details
- Helen Joseph HospitalBus stop · 110 m
- UJ Kingsway CampusBus stop · 710 m
Source record details
- UJ Kingsway CampusBus stop · 710 m
- Perth and PortlandBus stop · 850 m
Source record details
- Perth and PortlandBus stop · 850 m
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- Helen Joseph HospitalBus stop · 110 m
- UJ Kingsway CampusBus stop · 710 m
- Perth and PortlandBus stop · 850 m
Street facts
- Mapped geometry length
- 388 mLength of the represented lines, not a surveyed street length.
- Municipal area in OSM
- City of JohannesburgThe complete displayed geometry lies inside the mapped municipal boundary. Not official municipal verification.
- Coverage area
- Johannesburgpilot area
- Province
- GautengSource-backed territorial context
- OSM locality polygon overlaps
- Not verifiedLength of the mapped section inside each OSM locality polygon. Overlaps under 20 m or under 5% of the mapped length only touch the edge. Not an official boundary.
- Representative point
- -26.183958, 27.992175Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
- Suburb / locality
- Not verifiedNo sufficiently supported locality assignment.
- Nearest OSM place label
- Rossmore · 523 mThis is the nearest mapped OSM place label and does not determine suburb or administrative membership. Measured from the representative point inside the City of Johannesburg OSM area.
- Section scope
- Mapped section shownThe street may continue beyond this mapped section. No completeness is claimed.
- Street-delivery postal code
- Not verifiedStreet delivery and PO Box codes require separate evidence. Evidence details
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Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27
- Segment c5dd01bd-919b-5050-a7ec-4559d7886ad4 · OSM way 23279426
highway- residential
name- Akademie Road
- Segment 091d1a4e-863c-5335-9eee-a1ceab1227f4 · OSM way 1342398520
foot- no
highway- residential
name- Akademie Road
Connections
Mapped topology
No road connections are verified from the mapped topology in the current dataset.
Documented connections
No documented connections have been added from official sources.
Nearby streets
Nearby streets have not been established for this section. This does not mean there are none.
The road profile
- Mapped road classification
- Residential100% of represented geometry
This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.
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highwayhighway=residential· 2 segments · 388 m · ways 23279426, 1342398520
Recorded on 2 of 2 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 388 m of 388 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).
Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Road surface
- Asphalt100% of represented geometry
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surfacesurface=asphalt· 2 segments · 388 m · ways 23279426, 1342398520
Recorded on 2 of 2 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 388 m of 388 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).
Recorded on 2 of 2 mapped segments.
Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Pavements
- Unknown
No sidewalk tag recorded
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sidewalkNo value in the source.
Recorded on 0 of 2 mapped segments; 2 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 388 m (0.0%). Unknown: 388 m (100.0%).
Values apply to their individual tagged segments and sides. Left and right follow the direction of each individual source way; they are not a single orientation for the whole street. An explicit no means no pavement on the tagged segment or side; a missing tag is unknown, and separate means a pavement mapped independently.
Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
Questions about this street
Where is Akademie Road?
The mapped section is in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
What is the closest mapped public transport to Akademie Road?
Helen Joseph Hospital is approximately 110 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the mapped street. This is a source record within the 1 km search radius, not a walking route or confirmation of operating services.
What is the postcode of Akademie Road?
A street-wide delivery postcode has not been independently verified in the current dataset.
Where are nearby distances measured from?
Page lists measure a straight line from the nearest part of the whole mapped geometry: 500 m for places and 1 km for passenger transport. The interactive map measures from one selected point, so its counts differ. Neither is a walking distance.