Street atlas

Vorster Avenue, Johannesburg

Vorster Avenue is a mapped street in Johannesburg. The represented road geometry totals about 4,169 m. Nearby mapped records include food & drink, shops & services, health services.

Mapped length
4.17 km
Connected street names in this directory
1

Street map

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

Vorster Avenue at a glance

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
370 mClicks
Mapped sports centre nearby
< 10 mGlenvista Country Club
Mapped school nearby
160 mGlenanda Primary 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

3 records
  • Foo Wah ChineseRestaurant · 40 m
  • SteersTakeaway · 60 m
  • McDonald'sTakeaway · 210 m
Show all 3 food & drink records
  • Foo Wah ChineseRestaurant · 40 mSource type: restaurantosm:node:1643414061 · object edited 2014-12-28 · -26.27175, 28.03802
  • SteersTakeaway · 60 mSource type: fast_foodosm:node:1643414044 · object edited 2023-02-02 · -26.27208, 28.03844
  • McDonald'sTakeaway · 210 mSource type: fast_foodosm:way:540636198 · object edited 2020-02-21 · -26.27163, 28.03022

Shops & services

14 records
  • FriendlySupermarket · 60 m
  • QuickshopConvenience shop · 150 m
  • Bulk Himalayan & Sea Salt Moringa Citric & Ascotbic AcidHealth food · < 10 m
Show all 14 shops & services records
  • Bulk Himalayan & Sea Salt Moringa Citric & Ascotbic AcidHealth food · < 10 mSource type: health_foodosm:node:10053736017 · object edited 2025-09-16 · -26.27301, 28.04627
  • FriendlySupermarket · 60 mSource type: supermarketosm:node:1643413967 · object edited 2012-02-22 · -26.27185, 28.03785
  • QuickshopConvenience shop · 150 mSource type: convenienceosm:node:12215600549 · object edited 2024-10-02 · -26.28620, 28.05412
  • Builders WarehouseHardware · 210 mSource type: hardwareosm:node:6271269085 · object edited 2019-02-11 · -26.27117, 28.04730
  • CheckersSupermarket · 270 mSource type: supermarketosm:node:604621263 · object edited 2025-09-09 · -26.28626, 28.05289
  • ClicksPharmacy · 290 mSource type: chemistosm:node:1632599519 · object edited 2025-02-06 · -26.28684, 28.05279
  • WoolworthsSupermarket · 350 mSource type: supermarketosm:node:1640248331 · object edited 2012-02-20 · -26.27317, 28.02988
  • VWCar · 370 mSource type: carosm:node:6271255325 · object edited 2019-02-11 · -26.26970, 28.04710
  • HondaCar · 370 mSource type: carosm:way:540501427 · object edited 2017-11-14 · -26.27041, 28.04931
  • ToyotaCar · 380 mSource type: carosm:node:6271255324 · object edited 2019-02-11 · -26.26962, 28.04733
  • CheckersSupermarket · 390 mSource type: supermarketosm:node:1640248347 · object edited 2025-09-09 · -26.27255, 28.02880
  • Williams Hunt The GlenCar · 400 mSource type: carosm:node:12484480038 · object edited 2025-01-08 · -26.26948, 28.04713
  • Pick n PaySupermarket · 450 mSource type: supermarketosm:node:5836860837 · object edited 2025-07-31 · -26.26925, 28.04863
  • WoolworthsSupermarket · 480 mSource type: supermarketosm:node:5836860836 · object edited 2023-10-13 · -26.26914, 28.04907

Health services

4 records
  • ClicksPharmacy · 370 m
  • Bellair Medical And Dental CenterClinic · 140 m
  • Dental PracticeDentist · 150 m
Show all 4 health services records
  • Bellair Medical And Dental CenterClinic · 140 mSource type: clinicosm:node:5914460253 · object edited 2025-09-19 · -26.28667, 28.05709
  • Chiropractic ClinicClinic · 140 mSource type: clinicosm:node:5952482922 · object edited 2025-03-13 · -26.28514, 28.05445
  • Dental PracticeDentist · 150 mSource type: dentistosm:node:5952482923 · object edited 2021-09-20 · -26.28506, 28.05441
  • ClicksPharmacy · 370 mSource type: pharmacyosm:node:1640248367 · object edited 2026-06-08 · -26.27224, 28.02878

Education

3 records
  • Glenanda Primary SchoolSchool · 160 m
  • Little StepsSchool · 340 m
  • Abbotts College Johannesburg SouthSchool · 410 m
Show all 3 education records
  • Glenanda Primary SchoolSchool · 160 mSource type: schoolosm:way:414609602 · object edited 2023-10-12 · -26.27353, 28.03979
  • Little StepsSchool · 340 mSource type: schoolosm:way:617444981 · object edited 2018-08-16 · -26.26674, 28.03352
  • Abbotts College Johannesburg SouthSchool · 410 mSource type: schoolosm:way:540636213 · object edited 2020-08-12 · -26.27353, 28.02940

Sport & fitness

2 records
  • Glenvista Country ClubSports centre · < 10 m
  • Glenvista Country ClubGolf course · 320 m
Show all 2 sport & fitness records
  • Glenvista Country ClubSports centre · < 10 mSource type: sports_centreosm:node:11945060369 · object edited 2024-05-30 · -26.28231, 28.05569
  • Glenvista Country ClubGolf course · 320 mSource type: golf_courseosm:way:23300327 · object edited 2026-04-04 · -26.28029, 28.05879

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
4.17 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
-26.272661, 28.042258Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality
Not verifiedNo sufficiently supported locality assignment.
Nearest OSM place label
Glenanda · 478 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 7217b2ad-59fa-5985-a564-372eeec46e50 · OSM way 23298596
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Vorster Avenue
    ref
    M68
  • Segment 221c2e6b-f15c-55e9-a2f5-09b30ee7e483 · OSM way 23298600
    highway
    residential
    name
    Vorster Avenue
  • Segment b7c96ce5-0f0d-5391-bdc3-ad9e0dbac7e3 · OSM way 27523388
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Vorster Avenue
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68
  • Segment 3b569a9f-4cc5-5e0b-aeac-00e4a00516ce · OSM way 33915504
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Vorster Avenue
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68
  • Segment f36aefbf-b14d-528d-8c10-c651fc2bc4df · OSM way 389924887
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Vorster Avenue
    ref
    M68
  • Segment 1b8ba515-51bf-5229-98a1-60585a01d5e2 · OSM way 389924888
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Vorster Avenue
    ref
    M68
  • Segment a2569a29-1649-5ab3-acfb-c9a4fbcf9d9b · OSM way 389924889
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Vorster Avenue
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68
  • Segment 7516c9a1-3707-5e92-bc37-a761e2c42d56 · OSM way 389924890
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Vorster Avenue
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68
  • Segment cbf7eb28-3fb3-571d-a163-74b8ee23b5fc · OSM way 389924891
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Vorster Avenue
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68
  • Segment b817416e-afdf-5e45-b266-9f6a613bc5c3 · OSM way 389924892
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Vorster Avenue
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68
  • Segment f2a6dc23-6db7-55e8-b3c9-b6905ac0578c · OSM way 626470517
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Vorster Avenue
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68
  • Segment 56a0c39c-2d5f-5d01-a13f-2fbf5f41d59d · OSM way 630046435
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Vorster Avenue
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68
  • Segment ac048380-4df7-50e8-9a56-0f41b86e9f7f · OSM way 630046438
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Vorster Avenue
    oneway
    yes
    ref
    M68
  • Segment aebfc320-80dd-586c-a01a-76182f281cc6 · OSM way 1342434963
    foot
    no
    highway
    residential
    name
    Vorster Avenue

Connections

1 street name 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
Residential 25% · Secondary road 75%100% of represented geometry

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

View technical evidence
  • highway
    • highway=residential · 2 segments · 1,053 m · ways 23298600, 1342434963
    • highway=secondary · 12 segments · 3,116 m · ways 23298596, 27523388, 33915504, 389924887, 389924888, 389924889, 389924890, 389924891, 389924892, 626470517, 630046435, 630046438

    Recorded on 14 of 14 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 4,169 m of 4,169 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 · 14 segments · 4,169 m · ways 23298596, 23298600, 27523388, 33915504, 389924887, 389924888, 389924889, 389924890, 389924891, 389924892, 626470517, 630046435, 630046438, 1342434963

    Recorded on 14 of 14 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 4,169 m of 4,169 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 14 of 14 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 9% of the mapped length; 91% not recorded9% 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 · 9 segments · 363 m · ways 27523388, 33915504, 389924889, 389924890, 389924891, 389924892, 626470517, 630046435, 630046438

    Recorded on 9 of 14 mapped segments; 5 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 363 m of 4,169 m (8.7%). Unknown: 3,806 m (91.3%).

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 14 mapped segments; 14 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 4,169 m (0.0%). Unknown: 4,169 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 Vorster Avenue?

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

What is the postcode of Vorster Avenue?

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

What roads connect with Vorster Avenue?

Mapped topology: Aubrey 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.

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.