Street atlas

Umhlanga Avenue, Johannesburg

Mapped section in Johannesburg, Gauteng. Nearest mapped place in the City of Johannesburg OSM area: Paulshof, 148 m from the selected point.

Mapped length
1.36 km

Street map

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

Umhlanga Avenue at a glance

For Umhlanga Avenue in Johannesburg, the road lines shown here total 1.36 km.

Within 500 m of these lines, the snapshot contains 26 named place records, including 12 in food & drink and 11 in shops & services.

Place records along this section
26 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Mapped pharmacy nearby
290 mCambridge Crossing Pharmacy
Mapped supermarket nearby
280 mWoolworths

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

12 records
  • KauaiRestaurant
    270 m
  • Mugg & BeanCafe
    310 m
  • Tony's Chinese Takeaway and SushiTakeaway
    460 m
Show all 12 food & drink records

Shops & services

11 records
  • WoolworthsSupermarket
    280 m
  • QuickshopConvenience shop
    460 m
  • Pressed in TimeLaundry
    470 m

Everyday-service highlights exclude 1 specialist record. The total and full list retain them.

Show all 11 shops & services records
  • WoolworthsSupermarketosm:node:1685001748 · object edited 2023-12-07 · -26.03512, 28.05077
    280 m
  • Revive Autobody Repair CentreCar repairosm:node:7727111972 · object edited 2020-07-18 · -26.03739, 28.05077
    290 m
  • FordCar repairosm:node:624638289 · object edited 2010-01-31 · -26.03658, 28.05131
    320 m
  • Fritz PienaarBicycleosm:node:624638281 · object edited 2010-01-31 · -26.03642, 28.05197
    380 m
  • Pick n Pay LiquorAlcohol shoposm:node:624638293 · object edited 2025-08-01 · -26.04007, 28.04646
    450 m
  • Pick n PaySupermarketosm:node:624638291 · object edited 2025-07-31 · -26.04022, 28.04641
    460 m
  • QuickshopConvenience shoposm:node:12215600355 · object edited 2024-10-02 · -26.03988, 28.04563
    460 m
  • Petervale CentreMallosm:way:223700307 · object edited 2013-06-04 · -26.04007, 28.04601
    460 m
  • Bud BoxCannabis shoposm:node:11587840770 · object edited 2024-02-05 · -26.04004, 28.04584
    470 m
  • Bryanston Hair StudioHairdresserosm:node:11587840771 · object edited 2024-02-05 · -26.04002, 28.04578
    470 m
  • Pressed in TimeLaundryosm:node:1684804691 · object edited 2013-09-04 · -26.04017, 28.04603
    470 m

Health services

3 records
  • Cambridge Crossing PharmacyPharmacy
    290 m
  • Petervale ClinicClinic
    180 m
  • Medicine Planet PharmacyPharmacy
    470 m
Show all 3 health services records
  • Petervale ClinicClinicosm:way:223670765 · object edited 2022-09-28 · -26.03767, 28.04714
    180 m
  • Cambridge Crossing PharmacyPharmacyosm:node:482830071 · object edited 2009-09-04 · -26.03524, 28.05088
    290 m
  • Medicine Planet PharmacyPharmacyosm:node:2325405934 · object edited 2024-01-02 · -26.04023, 28.04626
    470 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
1.36 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
-26.030227, 28.047737Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Nearest mapped place
Paulshof · 148 mNamed OSM place point inside the City of Johannesburg OSM area nearest to the representative point; proximity does not establish suburb membership.
Section scope
May continue beyond this mapped sectionOther OSM ways named Umhlanga 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

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 99% · Tertiary road 1%

This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use. Values vary along the section.

Tag details and coverage
  • highway
    • highway=residential · 10 segments · 1,341 m
    • highway=tertiary · 2 segments · 19 m

    Recorded on 12 of 12 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,360 m of 1,360 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 · 12 segments · 1,360 m

    Recorded on 12 of 12 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,360 m of 1,360 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 12 of 12 mapped segments.

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Traffic direction
One-way tag on 43% of the mapped length; 57% 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 · 11 segments · 579 m

    Recorded on 11 of 12 mapped segments; 1 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 579 m of 1,360 m (42.6%). Unknown: 781 m (57.4%).

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 12 mapped segments; 12 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 1,360 m (0.0%). Unknown: 1,360 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 Umhlanga Avenue a one-way street?

This map data does not establish a single traffic direction for the Umhlanga Avenue section shown in Johannesburg. Recorded tags: One-way tag on 43% of the mapped length; 57% 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 Umhlanga Avenue?

It shows the mapped section in this directory: 1.36 km of road lines in Johannesburg. Other OSM ways named Umhlanga 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. 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.

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.