Birkett Road at a glance
For Birkett Road in Cape Town, the road lines shown here total 532 m.
Within 500 m of these lines, the snapshot contains 12 named place records, including 5 in sport & fitness and 4 in education.
- Place records along this section
- 12 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
- Closest passenger transport point
- 820 mSandown · straight line from the nearest part of the section
- Mapped park nearby
- 360 mKeert de Koe Park
- Mapped pitch nearby
- 70 mLugtensvale
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.
MJs BurgersRestaurant
270 mThe Oval CafeCafe
270 m
Show all 2 food & drink records
Show all 4 education records
Rosebank Junior SchoolSchoolosm:way:32448482 · object edited 2022-12-09 · -33.96154, 18.48923 190 mMicklefield SchoolSchoolosm:way:32524961 · object edited 2023-04-20 · -33.96816, 18.48799 310 m- 450 m
Diocesan College (Bishops)Schoolosm:relation:2055003 · object edited 2020-01-14 · -33.96381, 18.48146 480 m
Parks & green spaces
1 record
Keert de Koe ParkPark
360 m
Show all 1 parks & green spaces record
Keert de Koe ParkParkosm:way:486663505 · object edited 2026-04-04 · -33.96169, 18.49413 360 m
LugtensvaleSports pitch
70 mOaks FieldSports pitch
230 mCricket NetsSports pitch
280 m
Show all 5 sport & fitness records
LugtensvaleSports pitchosm:way:4376021 · object edited 2012-03-20 · -33.96449, 18.48682 70 mOaks FieldSports pitchosm:way:4374138 · object edited 2022-12-11 · -33.96521, 18.48358 230 mCricket NetsSports pitchosm:way:155987182 · object edited 2012-03-20 · -33.96379, 18.48426 280 mSaharaSports pitchosm:way:4374137 · object edited 2012-03-20 · -33.96316, 18.48393 350 mFrank ReidSports pitchosm:way:4374136 · object edited 2012-03-20 · -33.96495, 18.48220 360 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.
Show all 1 passenger transport record
Street facts
- Mapped geometry length
- 532 mLength of the represented lines, not a surveyed street length.
- Municipal area in OSM
- City of Cape TownThe complete displayed geometry lies inside the mapped municipal boundary. Not official municipal verification.
- Coverage area
- Cape Townpilot area
- Province
- Western CapeSource-backed territorial context
- Locality
- Rondebosch (532 m, 100%)Length 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
- -33.964545, 18.487811Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
- Nearest mapped place
- Rondebosch · 390 mNamed OSM place point inside the City of Cape Town 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.
- Mapped speed limit
- 60 km/h on 36% of the mapped length; 64% not recorded
Speed-limit data is missing for 2 of 3 segments.
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
Does the map show the whole of Birkett Road?
It shows the mapped section in this directory: 532 m of road lines in Cape Town. 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.