Street atlas

Hossack Avenue, Johannesburg

Hossack Avenue is a mapped street in Johannesburg. The represented road geometry totals about 412 m. The nearest mapped passenger transport record is Horison (railway station), approximately 450 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Nearby mapped records include food & drink, shops & services, health services.

Mapped length
412 m
Connected street names in this directory
1

Street map

Hossack Avenue
Outline of Hossack Avenue, Johannesburg, with nearby directory streets. North is up. Context outlines are from the same release.N ↑

Hossack Avenue at a glance

Place records along this section
10 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Closest passenger transport point
450 mHorison · straight line from the nearest part of the section
Mapped medical practice nearby
400 mNiteDoc
Mapped park nearby
150 mHorison Park

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

2 records
  • RocoMamasTakeaway · 100 m
  • Pizza Burger PerfectTakeaway · 350 m
Show all 2 food & drink records
  • RocoMamasTakeaway · 100 mSource type: fast_foodosm:node:5392815655 · object edited 2018-02-06 · -26.14248, 27.86915
  • Pizza Burger PerfectTakeaway · 350 mSource type: fast_foodosm:node:5392815654 · object edited 2018-02-06 · -26.13862, 27.86673

Shops & services

3 records
  • CheckersSupermarket · 60 m
  • Regal SecurityElectronics · 460 m
  • WoolworthsSupermarket · 100 m
Show all 3 shops & services records
  • CheckersSupermarket · 60 mSource type: supermarketosm:node:1597721840 · object edited 2026-09-20 · -26.14309, 27.86831
  • WoolworthsSupermarket · 100 mSource type: supermarketosm:node:1597721841 · object edited 2026-09-20 · -26.14376, 27.86847
  • Regal SecurityElectronics · 460 mSource type: electronicsosm:node:11740778069 · object edited 2025-09-16 · -26.14223, 27.87384

Health services

1 record
  • NiteDocMedical practice · 400 m
Show all 1 health services record
  • NiteDocMedical practice · 400 mSource type: doctorsosm:way:559086544 · object edited 2018-02-06 · -26.13796, 27.86711

Education

2 records
  • West Ridge High SchoolSchool · 380 m
  • West Ridge high schoolSchool · 490 m
Show all 2 education records
  • West Ridge High SchoolSchool · 380 mSource type: schoolosm:node:668684711 · object edited 2021-12-04 · -26.14353, 27.87232
  • West Ridge high schoolSchool · 490 mSource type: schoolosm:way:23402859 · object edited 2025-11-18 · -26.14412, 27.87326

Parks & green spaces

2 records
  • Horison ParkPark · 150 m
  • Hawk Street ParkPark · 350 m
Show all 2 parks & green spaces records
  • Horison ParkPark · 150 mSource type: parkosm:way:23403087 · object edited 2015-12-18 · -26.14518, 27.86792
  • Hawk Street ParkPark · 350 mSource type: parkosm:way:559086556 · object edited 2022-10-23 · -26.13815, 27.86969

Transport nearby

Along this mapped section · within 1 km

1 passenger transport record. Mapped access points and facilities, not a count of unique stops, routes or service frequency.

Horison

Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.

  • HorisonRailway station · 450 m · member 1
Source grouping details

osm:relation:13315195. Members remain separate records; this grouping does not confirm routes or service operation.

2 source members are outside this named-point list.

  • HorisonRailway station · 450 mSource type: railway_stationosm:node:9165523936 · object edited 2024-05-25 · role: station · -26.14642, 27.86376
  • HorisonVehicle stopping position · 450 mSource type: public_transport_stop_positionosm:node:247644666 · object edited 2021-10-11 · role: stop · -26.14652, 27.86381
Show all 1 passenger transport record
  • HorisonRailway station · 450 mSource type: railway_stationosm:node:9165523936 · object edited 2024-05-25 · -26.14642, 27.86376
Source detail: 1 vehicle-position or technical records

Vehicle stopping positions describe where a vehicle stops, not necessarily where a passenger waits. The snapshot contains 2 transport objects in total; separate objects may belong to the same facility.

  • HorisonVehicle stopping position · 450 mSource type: public_transport_stop_positionosm:node:247644666 · object edited 2021-10-11 · -26.14652, 27.86381

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
412 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
-26.141252, 27.868667Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality
Not verifiedNo sufficiently supported locality assignment.
Nearest OSM place label
Horizon View · 343 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
May continue beyond this mapped sectionOther OSM ways named Hossack Avenue lie against this outline in the snapshot road context. Shared nodes and levels are not verified, so continuity is not asserted. No completeness is claimed.
Street-delivery postal code
Not verifiedStreet delivery and PO Box codes require separate evidence. Evidence details
View technical evidence

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

  • Segment 96cdcf99-3d39-5261-81c2-4867444b16b9 · OSM way 23402869
    highway
    residential
    name
    Hossack Avenue
  • Segment 3d7d6170-4918-515d-922a-0819c342089f · OSM way 753938595
    highway
    residential
    name
    Hossack Avenue
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment ab02fe0e-0665-5b87-8db0-faf700f5fbb2 · OSM way 753938596
    highway
    residential
    name
    Hossack Avenue
    oneway
    yes

Connections

1 street name in this directory

Mapped topology

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.

Documented connections

No documented connections have been added from official sources.

Nearby streets

Shortest distance between mapped geometries, not a walking distance.

The road profile

Mapped road classification
Residential100% of represented geometry

This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.

View technical evidence
  • highway
    • highway=residential · 3 segments · 412 m · ways 23402869, 753938595, 753938596

    Recorded on 3 of 3 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 412 m of 412 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
View technical evidence
  • surface
    • surface=asphalt · 3 segments · 412 m · ways 23402869, 753938595, 753938596

    Recorded on 3 of 3 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 412 m of 412 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 3 of 3 mapped segments.

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Traffic direction
One-way tag on 6% of the mapped length; 94% not recorded6% of represented geometry

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.

View technical evidence
  • oneway
    • oneway=yes · 2 segments · 24 m · ways 753938595, 753938596

    Recorded on 2 of 3 mapped segments; 1 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 24 m of 412 m (5.8%). Unknown: 388 m (94.2%).

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

View technical evidence
  • sidewalk

    No value in the source.

    Recorded on 0 of 3 mapped segments; 3 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 412 m (0.0%). Unknown: 412 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 Hossack Avenue?

The mapped section is in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

What is the closest mapped public transport to Hossack Avenue?

Horison is approximately 450 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 Hossack Avenue?

A street-wide delivery postcode has not been independently verified in the current dataset.

What roads connect with Hossack Avenue?

Mapped topology: Van Santen Avenue.

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.

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.