Food & drink
2 records- RocoMamasTakeaway · 100 m
- Pizza Burger PerfectTakeaway · 350 m
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- RocoMamasTakeaway · 100 m
- Pizza Burger PerfectTakeaway · 350 m
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 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- CheckersSupermarket · 60 m
- Regal SecurityElectronics · 460 m
- WoolworthsSupermarket · 100 m
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- CheckersSupermarket · 60 m
- WoolworthsSupermarket · 100 m
- Regal SecurityElectronics · 460 m
Health services
1 record- NiteDocMedical practice · 400 m
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- NiteDocMedical practice · 400 m
Education
2 records- West Ridge High SchoolSchool · 380 m
- West Ridge high schoolSchool · 490 m
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- West Ridge High SchoolSchool · 380 m
- West Ridge high schoolSchool · 490 m
Parks & green spaces
2 records- Horison ParkPark · 150 m
- Hawk Street ParkPark · 350 m
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- Horison ParkPark · 150 m
- Hawk Street ParkPark · 350 m
Transport nearby
Along this mapped section · within 1 km1 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 m
- HorisonVehicle stopping position · 450 m
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- HorisonRailway station · 450 m
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 m
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
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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 directoryMapped 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.
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highwayhighway=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
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surfacesurface=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.
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onewayoneway=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
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sidewalkNo 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.