Food & drink
1 record- victoria yardsRestaurant470 m
Show all 1 food & drink record
- victoria yardsRestaurantosm:node:6534871790 · object edited 2019-06-09 · -26.19301, 28.07070470 m
Benbow Street at a glance
For Benbow Street in Johannesburg, the road lines shown here total 385 m.
Within 500 m of these lines, the snapshot contains 7 named place records, including 3 in shops & services and 2 in parks & green spaces.
- Place records along this section
- 7 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
- Closest passenger transport point
- 390 mOribi Hotel Taxi Stop · straight line from the nearest part of the section
- Mapped park nearby
- 50 mTroyeville Mafuri
- Mapped school nearby
- 390 mJeppe High Preparatory 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
3 records- BuyRitesSupermarket330 m
- QuickshopConvenience shop360 m
- Exodus FactoryBoutique480 m
Show all 3 shops & services records
- BuyRitesSupermarketosm:node:2613491832 · object edited 2023-09-27 · -26.20081, 28.07500330 m
- QuickshopConvenience shoposm:node:12215600455 · object edited 2024-10-02 · -26.19592, 28.07144360 m
- Exodus FactoryBoutiqueosm:node:10073913151 · object edited 2025-09-16 · -26.19254, 28.07084480 m
Education
1 record- Jeppe High Preparatory SchoolSchool390 m
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- Jeppe High Preparatory SchoolSchoolosm:way:313151297 · object edited 2020-08-12 · -26.20146, 28.07638390 m
Parks & green spaces
2 records- Troyeville MafuriPark50 m
- King Size Bed ParkPark380 m
Show all 2 parks & green spaces records
- Troyeville MafuriParkosm:way:255678274 · object edited 2025-03-16 · -26.19807, 28.0766750 m
- King Size Bed ParkParkosm:way:255680349 · object edited 2014-01-07 · -26.19649, 28.07149380 m
Transport nearby
Along this mapped section · within 1 km2 passenger transport records. Mapped access points and facilities, not a count of unique stops, routes or service frequency.
- Oribi Hotel Taxi StopBus stop390 m
Source record details
- Oribi Hotel Taxi StopBus stoposm:node:2613516708 · object edited 2014-01-07 · -26.20125, 28.07463390 m
- Ellis Park East Bus Station (T1)Bus stop940 m
Source record details
- Ellis Park East Bus Station (T1)Bus stoposm:node:3320632476 · object edited 2021-06-03 · -26.19492, 28.06550940 m
Show all 2 passenger transport records
- Oribi Hotel Taxi StopBus stoposm:node:2613516708 · object edited 2014-01-07 · -26.20125, 28.07463390 m
- Ellis Park East Bus Station (T1)Bus stoposm:node:3320632476 · object edited 2021-06-03 · -26.19492, 28.06550940 m
Street facts
- Mapped geometry length
- 385 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
- Locality
- 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
- -26.196141, 28.075392Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
- Nearest mapped place
- Judith's Paarl · 397 mNamed OSM place point inside the City of Johannesburg OSM area nearest to the representative point; proximity does not establish suburb membership.
- 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
Confirmed connections
No road connections have been verified for this section in the current sample.
Nearby streets
Shortest distance between mapped geometries, not a walking distance.
The road profile
- Mapped road classification
- Residential on all mapped lines
This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.
Tag details and coverage
highwayhighway=residential· 3 segments · 385 m
Recorded on 3 of 3 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 385 m of 385 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Road surface
- Asphalt on all mapped lines
Tag details and coverage
surfacesurface=asphalt· 3 segments · 385 m
Recorded on 3 of 3 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 385 m of 385 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).
Recorded on 3 of 3 mapped segments.
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Pavements
- Unknown
Tag details and coverage
sidewalkNo value in the source.
Recorded on 0 of 3 mapped segments; 3 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 385 m (0.0%). Unknown: 385 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.
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
Questions about this street
Does the map show the whole of Benbow Street?
It shows the mapped section in this directory: 385 m of road lines in Johannesburg. The street may continue beyond this mapped section. No completeness is claimed. Line length is not a surveyed street length.
Where are nearby distances measured from?
The lists on this page measure a straight line from the nearest part of the whole mapped section: places within 500 m and passenger transport within 1 km. Two listed places can therefore be near opposite ends. The interactive map instead counts records around one selected point on the street, including transport, so its totals differ. None of these are walking distances.