Street atlas

True North Road, Johannesburg

True North Road is a mapped street in Johannesburg. The represented road geometry totals about 2,257 m. Nearby mapped records include food & drink, shops & services, health services.

Mapped length
2.26 km

Street map

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

True North Road at a glance

Place records along this section
14 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Mapped clinic nearby
20 mStrydom Medi Centre
Mapped fitness centre nearby
300 mOCT South
Mapped school nearby
160 mGlenvista High School

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

1 record
  • Gatti Ice CreamIce cream · 20 m
Show all 1 food & drink record
  • Gatti Ice CreamIce cream · 20 mSource type: ice_creamosm:node:12763340301 · object edited 2026-08-13 · -26.29616, 28.05377

Shops & services

5 records
  • SparSupermarket · 60 m
  • Shell SelectConvenience shop · 50 m
  • ClicksPharmacy · 190 m
Show all 5 shops & services records
  • Shell SelectConvenience shop · 50 mSource type: convenienceosm:node:12344621788 · object edited 2024-11-15 · -26.30163, 28.05322
  • SparSupermarket · 60 mSource type: supermarketosm:node:10056565517 · object edited 2024-05-31 · -26.30076, 28.05322
  • QuickshopConvenience shop · 70 mSource type: convenienceosm:node:12215600549 · object edited 2024-10-02 · -26.28620, 28.05412
  • CheckersSupermarket · 180 mSource type: supermarketosm:node:604621263 · object edited 2025-09-09 · -26.28626, 28.05289
  • ClicksPharmacy · 190 mSource type: chemistosm:node:1632599519 · object edited 2025-02-06 · -26.28684, 28.05279

Health services

5 records
  • Strydom Medi CentreClinic · 20 m
  • Netcare Mulbarton HospitalHospital · 80 m
  • Dental PracticeDentist · 180 m
Show all 5 health services records
  • Strydom Medi CentreClinic · 20 mSource type: clinicosm:way:630776687 · object edited 2023-11-03 · -26.30155, 28.05400
  • Netcare Mulbarton HospitalHospital · 80 mSource type: hospitalosm:way:607181140 · object edited 2026-02-18 · -26.29843, 28.05315
  • Chiropractic ClinicClinic · 170 mSource type: clinicosm:node:5952482922 · object edited 2025-03-13 · -26.28514, 28.05445
  • Dental PracticeDentist · 180 mSource type: dentistosm:node:5952482923 · object edited 2021-09-20 · -26.28506, 28.05441
  • Bellair Medical And Dental CenterClinic · 240 mSource type: clinicosm:node:5914460253 · object edited 2025-09-19 · -26.28667, 28.05709

Education

1 record
  • Glenvista High SchoolSchool · 160 m
Show all 1 education record
  • Glenvista High SchoolSchool · 160 mSource type: schoolosm:way:414609597 · object edited 2022-10-24 · -26.29187, 28.05231

Sport & fitness

2 records
  • OCT SouthFitness centre · 300 m
  • Glenvista Country ClubSports centre · 490 m
Show all 2 sport & fitness records
  • OCT SouthFitness centre · 300 mSource type: fitness_centreosm:node:7813611814 · object edited 2020-08-16 · -26.30487, 28.04959
  • Glenvista Country ClubSports centre · 490 mSource type: sports_centreosm:node:11945060369 · object edited 2024-05-30 · -26.28231, 28.05569

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
2.26 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
-26.293532, 28.053955Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality
Not verifiedNo sufficiently supported locality assignment.
Nearest OSM place label
Mulbarton · 410 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
View technical evidence

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

  • Segment 52e5c01a-027d-55e2-aea8-7ab53ea52a3f · OSM way 23300917
    highway
    secondary
    name
    True North Road
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68
  • Segment 57b04bf0-5878-50b6-aeba-6947291013bd · OSM way 23300918
    highway
    secondary
    name
    True North Road
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68
  • Segment f82d224c-8406-59de-be5b-d505f18d433f · OSM way 23301925
    highway
    secondary
    name
    True North Road
    ref
    M68
  • Segment 81e6c32f-d0f0-5676-a2ba-1d345790852a · OSM way 765454278
    highway
    secondary
    name
    True North Road
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68
  • Segment 07b0def1-7bc2-5edc-b930-4eb6689640d7 · OSM way 765454279
    highway
    secondary
    name
    True North Road
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68
  • Segment 06cfdc72-e602-5d6c-9f0b-51983be9a428 · OSM way 765454280
    highway
    secondary
    name
    True North Road
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68
  • Segment 01e7e133-6916-5233-a016-1a01cb772e24 · OSM way 765454281
    highway
    secondary
    name
    True North Road
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68
  • Segment bbadfad5-46cc-50ba-a394-e3592d47b1fb · OSM way 1341783274
    foot
    no
    highway
    secondary
    name
    True North Road
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68
  • Segment dc02d214-d46b-5cdd-98a1-9264ca3a637c · OSM way 1341783275
    foot
    no
    highway
    secondary
    name
    True North Road
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68

Connections

Mapped topology

No road connections are verified from the mapped topology in the current dataset.

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.

View technical evidence
  • highway
    • highway=secondary · 9 segments · 2,257 m · ways 23300917, 23300918, 23301925, 765454278, 765454279, 765454280, 765454281, 1341783274, 1341783275

    Recorded on 9 of 9 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 2,257 m of 2,257 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 · 9 segments · 2,257 m · ways 23300917, 23300918, 23301925, 765454278, 765454279, 765454280, 765454281, 1341783274, 1341783275

    Recorded on 9 of 9 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 2,257 m of 2,257 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 9 of 9 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 25% of the mapped length; 75% not recorded25% 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 · 8 segments · 557 m · ways 23300917, 23300918, 765454278, 765454279, 765454280, 765454281, 1341783274, 1341783275

    Recorded on 8 of 9 mapped segments; 1 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 557 m of 2,257 m (24.7%). Unknown: 1,701 m (75.3%).

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 9 mapped segments; 9 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 2,257 m (0.0%). Unknown: 2,257 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 True North Road?

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

What is the postcode of True North Road?

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

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.