Street atlas

Cowley Road, Johannesburg

Mapped section in Johannesburg, Gauteng. Nearest mapped place in the City of Johannesburg OSM area: Kleve Hill Park, 485 m from the selected point.

Mapped length: 2.15 km
Connected street names in this directory: 3

Street map

Cowley Road

Cowley Road at a glance

For Cowley Road in Johannesburg, the road lines shown here total 2.15 km. This section connects to 3 street names in this directory.

Within 500 m of these lines, the snapshot contains 17 named place records, including 7 in shops & services and 5 in food & drink.

Place records along this section: 17 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Mapped pharmacy nearby: 160 mMedicine Planet Pharmacy
Mapped park nearby: 390 mPWC Cycle Park
Mapped supermarket nearby: 170 mPick n Pay

Everyday places nearby

Along this mapped section · within 500 m

Distances 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.

Food & drink

5 records

New ChefRestaurant
160 m
Pizza PerfectTakeaway
170 m
The Old RosePub
180 m

Show all 5 food & drink records

New ChefRestaurantosm:node:2331456278 · object edited 2024-01-02 · -26.04021, 28.04618
160 m
Pizza PerfectTakeawayosm:node:624638297 · object edited 2023-12-07 · -26.04011, 28.04589
170 m
Braai BlockTakeawayosm:node:11587840773 · object edited 2024-02-05 · -26.04001, 28.04569
170 m
Tony's Chinese Takeaway and SushiTakeawayosm:node:11506246665 · object edited 2024-01-25 · -26.04006, 28.04593
170 m
The Old RosePubosm:node:2325405935 · object edited 2023-12-07 · -26.03991, 28.04580
180 m

Shops & services

7 records

Pick n PaySupermarket
170 m
QuickshopConvenience shop
180 m
Pressed in TimeLaundry
160 m

Everyday-service highlights exclude 1 specialist record. The total and full list retain them.

Show all 7 shops & services records

Pressed in TimeLaundryosm:node:1684804691 · object edited 2013-09-04 · -26.04017, 28.04603
160 m
Pick n PaySupermarketosm:node:624638291 · object edited 2025-07-31 · -26.04022, 28.04641
170 m
Bryanston Hair StudioHairdresserosm:node:11587840771 · object edited 2024-02-05 · -26.04002, 28.04578
170 m
Bud BoxCannabis shoposm:node:11587840770 · object edited 2024-02-05 · -26.04004, 28.04584
170 m
Petervale CentreMallosm:way:223700307 · object edited 2013-06-04 · -26.04007, 28.04601
170 m
QuickshopConvenience shoposm:node:12215600355 · object edited 2024-10-02 · -26.03988, 28.04563
180 m
Pick n Pay LiquorAlcohol shoposm:node:624638293 · object edited 2025-08-01 · -26.04007, 28.04646
190 m

Health services

2 records

Medicine Planet PharmacyPharmacy
160 m
Petervale ClinicClinic
460 m

Show all 2 health services records

Medicine Planet PharmacyPharmacyosm:node:2325405934 · object edited 2024-01-02 · -26.04023, 28.04626
160 m
Petervale ClinicClinicosm:way:223670765 · object edited 2022-09-28 · -26.03767, 28.04714
460 m

Parks & green spaces

2 records

PWC Cycle ParkPark
390 m
Ebury Pine ForestPark
440 m

Show all 2 parks & green spaces records

PWC Cycle ParkParkosm:way:484487169 · object edited 2017-04-03 · -26.03676, 28.02782
390 m
Ebury Pine ForestParkosm:way:233598747 · object edited 2019-11-22 · -26.04111, 28.03080
440 m

Culture & places to visit

1 record

Liliesleaf FarmMuseum
410 m

Show all 1 culture & places to visit record

Liliesleaf FarmMuseumosm:node:384974277 · object edited 2024-03-22 · -26.04370, 28.05373
410 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length: 2.15 kmLength 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: Bryanston (1.05 km, 49%)Length 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: -26.038363, 28.034301Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Nearest mapped place: Kleve Hill Park · 485 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

3 street names in this directory

Connected sections in this directory share source nodes at compatible levels. Junctions with streets outside this directory are not listed. Names appear once here; nearby sections are listed separately below.

Nearby streets

Shortest distance between mapped geometries, not a walking distance.

The road profile

Mapped road classification: Tertiary road on all mapped lines
This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.
Tag details and coverage
highway
highway=tertiary · 20 segments · 2,153 m
Recorded on 20 of 20 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 2,153 m of 2,153 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
surface
surface=asphalt · 20 segments · 2,153 m
Recorded on 20 of 20 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 2,153 m of 2,153 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).
Recorded on 20 of 20 mapped segments.
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
Traffic direction: One-way tag on 21% of the mapped length; 79% not recorded
Tags describe individual mapped segments. They do not establish one traffic direction for the whole street: separate carriageways can be mapped as separate one-way lines, and untagged lines are unknown, not two-way.
Tag details and coverage
oneway
oneway=yes · 10 segments · 461 m
Recorded on 10 of 20 mapped segments; 10 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 461 m of 2,153 m (21.4%). Unknown: 1,693 m (78.6%).
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
Pavements: Unknown
Tag details and coverage
sidewalk
No value in the source.
Recorded on 0 of 20 mapped segments; 20 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 2,153 m (0.0%). Unknown: 2,153 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

Is Cowley Road a one-way street?

This map data does not establish a single traffic direction for the Cowley Road section shown in Johannesburg. Recorded tags: One-way tag on 21% of the mapped length; 79% not recorded. Tags describe individual mapped segments. They do not establish one traffic direction for the whole street: separate carriageways can be mapped as separate one-way lines, and untagged lines are unknown, not two-way. Check road signs on site before driving.

Does the map show the whole of Cowley Road?

It shows the mapped section in this directory: 2.15 km 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.

Author, data sources & methodology

Edited by Yoel Castaño Peón for Callejear South Africa. Methodology · Sources & licences.

Map and geographic data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Extracts provided by Geofabrik.

Data snapshot: September 2026. Snapshot details.

Name, outline & road tags: Recorded in OpenStreetMapSource records, not an on-site survey by Callejear.
Length, proximity & localities: CalculatedMeasurements and spatial relationships from the source geometry.
Street identity: Source-supportedSegments grouped by name, city, shared nodes and compatible level.
Municipal corroboration: Not verifiedNot cross-checked against municipal street data.
Page text: Template-generatedAssembled by templates from source records and automated checks; individual human review of this page is pending.

Coverage notes

This outline describes recorded map geometry, not current access, safety or navigation conditions.
Missing places and connections may be absent from this selected sample. No completeness is claimed.