Street atlas

Planet Avenue, Johannesburg

Mapped section in Johannesburg, Gauteng. Nearest mapped place in the City of Johannesburg OSM area: Crown, 442 m from the selected point.

Mapped length
1.16 km
Connected street names in this directory
1

Street map

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

Planet Avenue at a glance

For Planet Avenue in Johannesburg, the road lines shown here total 1.16 km. This section connects to 1 street name in this directory.

Within 500 m of these lines, the snapshot contains 10 named place records, including 8 in shops & services and 2 in food & drink.

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
710 mCrown · straight line from the nearest part of the section
Mapped convenience shop nearby
450 mQuickshop

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
  • FishawaysTakeaway
    460 m
  • SteersTakeaway
    470 m
Show all 2 food & drink records

Shops & services

8 records
  • QuickshopConvenience shop
    450 m
  • Africa Cash & CarryWholesale
    170 m
  • Stellar City MallMall
    330 m
Show all 8 shops & services records
  • Africa Cash & CarryWholesaleosm:node:717291650 · object edited 2010-05-02 · -26.21720, 28.00995
    170 m
  • Yarona Cash & CarryWholesaleosm:node:717291642 · object edited 2010-05-02 · -26.21790, 28.01112
    250 m
  • Stellar City MallMallosm:way:435467483 · object edited 2016-08-03 · -26.22063, 28.00602
    330 m
  • Jumbo WholesaleWholesaleosm:node:243050572 · object edited 2022-08-23 · -26.21619, 28.01137
    350 m
  • Dakota MusicMusicosm:node:5432008492 · object edited 2018-02-23 · -26.21853, 27.99414
    420 m
  • QuickshopConvenience shoposm:node:12215600419 · object edited 2024-10-02 · -26.21276, 27.99938
    450 m
  • China MallMallosm:way:614918572 · object edited 2023-10-10 · -26.21383, 28.00240
    460 m
  • HondaCarosm:way:614938456 · object edited 2021-05-18 · -26.21285, 27.99987
    460 m

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.

Crown

Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.

  • CrownRailway station · member 1
    710 m
Source grouping details

osm:relation:13317114. Members remain separate records; this grouping does not confirm routes or service operation.

2 source members are outside this named-point list.

  • CrownRailway stationosm:node:247644606 · object edited 2026-01-23 · role: station · -26.22247, 28.01381
    710 m
  • CrownVehicle stopping positionosm:node:4331222160 · object edited 2021-10-12 · role: stop · -26.22219, 28.01277
    610 m
  • CrownVehicle stopping positionosm:node:4331222185 · object edited 2021-10-12 · role: stop · -26.22245, 28.01459
    760 m
  • CrownVehicle stopping positionosm:node:4331222257 · object edited 2021-10-12 · role: stop · -26.22270, 28.01474
    790 m
Show all 1 passenger transport record
  • CrownRailway stationosm:node:247644606 · object edited 2026-01-23 · -26.22247, 28.01381
    710 m
Source detail: 3 vehicle-position or technical records

Vehicle stopping positions describe where a vehicle stops, not necessarily where a passenger waits. The snapshot contains 4 transport objects in total; separate objects may belong to the same facility.

  • CrownVehicle stopping positionosm:node:4331222160 · object edited 2021-10-12 · -26.22219, 28.01277
    610 m
  • CrownVehicle stopping positionosm:node:4331222185 · object edited 2021-10-12 · -26.22245, 28.01459
    760 m
  • CrownVehicle stopping positionosm:node:4331222257 · object edited 2021-10-12 · -26.22270, 28.01474
    790 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
1.16 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
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
-26.217613, 28.004384Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Nearest mapped place
Crown · 442 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

1 street name 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
Unclassified road on all mapped lines

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

Tag details and coverage
  • highway
    • highway=unclassified · 3 segments · 1,164 m

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

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,164 m of 1,164 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 · 3 segments · 1,164 m

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

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,164 m of 1,164 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.

Traffic direction
One-way tag on 4% of the mapped length; 96% 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 · 2 segments · 49 m

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

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 49 m of 1,164 m (4.2%). Unknown: 1,114 m (95.8%).

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 3 mapped segments; 3 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 1,164 m (0.0%). Unknown: 1,164 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 Planet Avenue a one-way street?

This map data does not establish a single traffic direction for the Planet Avenue section shown in Johannesburg. Recorded tags: One-way tag on 4% of the mapped length; 96% 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 Planet Avenue?

It shows the mapped section in this directory: 1.16 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.

Why can one stop appear as several records?

OpenStreetMap can record a waiting platform, a station and the position where a vehicle stops as separate objects. This page lists passenger records once and keeps vehicle positions in the technical details. The records do not confirm routes, timetables or that a service operates.

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.