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Observatory Avenue, Johannesburg

Observatory Avenue is a mapped street in Johannesburg. The represented road geometry totals about 2,405 m. The nearest mapped passenger transport record is Yeoville (bus station), approximately 860 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Nearby mapped records include education, parks & green spaces, sport & fitness.

Mapped length: 2.40 km
Connected street names in this directory: 2

Street map

Observatory Avenue

Observatory Avenue at a glance

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: 860 mYeoville · straight line from the nearest part of the section
Mapped park nearby: 80 mObservatory Park
Mapped pitch nearby: 130 mClive long

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.

Education

1 record

Observatory East Primary SchoolSchool · 80 m

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Observatory East Primary SchoolSchool · 80 m

Parks & green spaces

4 records

Observatory ParkPark · 80 m
Bezuidenhout ParkPark · 400 m
Bellevue ParkPark · 420 m

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Observatory ParkPark · 80 m
Bezuidenhout ParkPark · 400 m
Bellevue ParkPark · 420 m
Da Gama ParkPark · 490 m

Sport & fitness

2 records

Clive longSports pitch · 130 m
Observatory Golf CourseGolf course · 350 m

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Clive longSports pitch · 130 m
Observatory Golf CourseGolf course · 350 m

Transport nearby

Along this mapped section · within 1 km

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

YeovilleBus station · 860 m

Source record details

YeovilleBus station · 860 m

Bus Station(Under Construction)Bus station · 860 m

Source record details

Bus Station(Under Construction)Bus station · 860 m

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YeovilleBus station · 860 m
Bus Station(Under Construction)Bus station · 860 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length: 2.40 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
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: -26.181167, 28.076102Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality: Not verifiedNo sufficiently supported locality assignment.
Nearest OSM place label: Bellevue · 750 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 95819666-d3d7-5916-98e3-2936888cd772 · OSM way 31013598
highway
secondary
name
Observatory Avenue
ref
M18
Segment 06e6a516-935b-5549-a86b-22462e1f1563 · OSM way 623918813
highway
secondary
name
Observatory Avenue
ref
M18
Segment a1c021da-c2f4-5bcb-8170-b97645b1b205 · OSM way 623918814
highway
secondary
name
Observatory Avenue
oneway
yes
ref
M18
Segment 3bf153d6-dec2-5261-a190-27bb4ad556ec · OSM way 623918815
highway
secondary
name
Observatory Avenue
ref
M18

Connections

2 street names 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: Secondary road100% of represented geometry
This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.
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highway
highway=secondary · 4 segments · 2,404 m · ways 31013598, 623918813, 623918814, 623918815
Recorded on 4 of 4 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 2,405 m of 2,405 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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surface
surface=asphalt · 4 segments · 2,404 m · ways 31013598, 623918813, 623918814, 623918815
Recorded on 4 of 4 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 2,405 m of 2,405 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).
Recorded on 4 of 4 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 3% of the mapped length; 97% not recorded3% 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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oneway
oneway=yes · 1 segment · 74 m · ways 623918814
Recorded on 1 of 4 mapped segments; 3 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 74 m of 2,405 m (3.1%). Unknown: 2,330 m (96.9%).
Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
Mapped speed limit: 60 km/h100% of represented geometry
Mapped value — not live traffic guidance
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maxspeed
maxspeed=60 · 4 segments · 2,404 m · ways 31013598, 623918813, 623918814, 623918815
Recorded on 4 of 4 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 2,405 m of 2,405 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.
Pavements: Unknown
No sidewalk tag recorded
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sidewalk
No value in the source.
Recorded on 0 of 4 mapped segments; 4 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 2,405 m (0.0%). Unknown: 2,405 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 Observatory Avenue?

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

What is the closest mapped public transport to Observatory Avenue?

Yeoville is approximately 860 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 Observatory Avenue?

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

What roads connect with Observatory Avenue?

Mapped topology: Aida Avenue, De La Rey Street.

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.