Somerset Avenue at a glance
For Somerset Avenue in Johannesburg, the road lines shown here total 171 m.
Within 500 m of these lines, the snapshot contains 27 named place records, including 15 in shops & services and 9 in food & drink.
- Place records along this section
- 27 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
- Closest passenger transport point
- 420 mHyde Square, Jan Smuts Avenue · straight line from the nearest part of the section
- Mapped park nearby
- 190 mHugh Wyndam Park
- Mapped pitch nearby
- 220 mHugh Wyndham park cricket nets
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.
GilesRestaurant
230 mColor CafeCafe
360 mKFCTakeaway
420 m
Show all 9 food & drink records
- 230 m
- 360 m
Curry Up × Thai Me UpRestaurantosm:node:13471175139 · object edited 2026-01-20 · -26.12977, 28.03359 370 mCasa Casiello Cucina ItalianaRestaurantosm:node:13471175146 · object edited 2026-01-20 · -26.12986, 28.03379 380 m- 380 m
- 390 m
- 400 m
- 420 m
- 420 m
Shops & services
15 records
Show all 15 shops & services records
- 370 m
- 370 m
- 380 m
Hyde Park Square PharmacyChemist shoposm:node:13471175142 · object edited 2026-01-20 · -26.12945, 28.03349 390 m- 390 m
- 400 m
- 400 m
Pick n Pay ExpressConvenience shoposm:node:12335010141 · object edited 2026-08-15 · -26.12913, 28.03328 400 m- 410 m
- 410 m
- 410 m
- 410 m
Dunkeld Fruit & FlowersGreengrocerosm:node:14045677080 · object edited 2026-08-05 · -26.13088, 28.03493 410 m- 420 m
- 420 m
Parks & green spaces
1 record
Hugh Wyndam ParkPark
190 m
Show all 1 parks & green spaces record
Hugh Wyndam ParkParkosm:way:239213778 · object edited 2026-08-21 · -26.13314, 28.03260 190 m
Show all 2 sport & fitness records
Hugh Wyndham park cricket netsSports pitchosm:way:1470234053 · object edited 2026-01-25 · -26.13396, 28.03213 220 m- 390 m
Transport nearby
Along this mapped section · within 1 km
6 passenger transport records. Mapped access points and facilities, not a count of unique stops, routes or service frequency.
Source record details
Hyde Square, Jan Smuts AvenueBus stoposm:node:14041559472 · object edited 2026-07-24 · -26.12951, 28.03400 420 m
Source record details
Dunkeld West, Jan Smuts AvenueBus stoposm:node:14041559471 · object edited 2026-07-24 · -26.13076, 28.03513 440 m
Source record details
Jan Smuts Avenue & Bompas RoadBus stoposm:node:14041559470 · object edited 2026-07-24 · -26.13220, 28.03570 460 m
Source record details
Jan Smuts Avenue & Hume RoadBus stoposm:node:14041559469 · object edited 2026-07-25 · -26.13485, 28.03506 500 m
Source record details
Hyde Park Shopping CentreBus stoposm:node:14049058505 · object edited 2026-07-25 · -26.12544, 28.03405 800 m
Source record details
William Nicole Drive & Jan Smuts AvenueBus stoposm:node:14049058504 · object edited 2026-07-25 · -26.12438, 28.03234 870 m
Show all 6 passenger transport records
Hyde Square, Jan Smuts AvenueBus stoposm:node:14041559472 · object edited 2026-07-24 · -26.12951, 28.03400 420 mDunkeld West, Jan Smuts AvenueBus stoposm:node:14041559471 · object edited 2026-07-24 · -26.13076, 28.03513 440 mJan Smuts Avenue & Bompas RoadBus stoposm:node:14041559470 · object edited 2026-07-24 · -26.13220, 28.03570 460 mJan Smuts Avenue & Hume RoadBus stoposm:node:14041559469 · object edited 2026-07-25 · -26.13485, 28.03506 500 mHyde Park Shopping CentreBus stoposm:node:14049058505 · object edited 2026-07-25 · -26.12544, 28.03405 800 mWilliam Nicole Drive & Jan Smuts AvenueBus stoposm:node:14049058504 · object edited 2026-07-25 · -26.12438, 28.03234 870 m
Street facts
- Mapped geometry length
- 171 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
- 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
- -26.132183, 28.031055Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
- Nearest mapped place
- Parktown North · 808 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
No road connections have been verified for this section in the current sample.
Nearby streets
Shortest distance between mapped geometries, not a walking distance.
The road profile
- Mapped road classification
- Residential on all mapped lines
This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.
Tag details and coverage
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Road surface
- Asphalt on all mapped lines
Tag details and coverage
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 18% of the mapped length; 82% 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
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Pavements
- Unknown
Tag details and coverage
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 Somerset Avenue a one-way street?
This map data does not establish a single traffic direction for the Somerset Avenue section shown in Johannesburg. Recorded tags: One-way tag on 18% of the mapped length; 82% 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 Somerset Avenue?
It shows the mapped section in this directory: 171 m 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.