Street atlas

Cole Street, Cape Town

Mapped section in Cape Town, Western Cape. Nearest mapped place in the City of Cape Town OSM area: Salt River, 597 m from the selected point.

Mapped length
274 m
Connected street names in this directory
1

Street map

Cole Street
Outline of Cole Street, Cape Town, with nearby directory streets. North is up. Context outlines are from the same release.N ↑

Cole Street at a glance

For Cole Street in Cape Town, the road lines shown here total 274 m. This section connects to 1 street name in this directory.

Within 500 m of these lines, the snapshot contains 37 named place records, including 10 in shops & services and 9 in food & drink.

Place records along this section
37 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Closest passenger transport point
320 mSpencer · straight line from the nearest part of the section
Mapped clinic nearby
270 mJubilee Health Centre
Mapped park nearby
230 mRochester Park 2

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

9 records
  • Naan BetterRestaurant
    60 m
  • The Firebird CafeCafe
    < 10 m
  • The Idiot Sandwich CafeCafe
    < 10 m
Show all 9 food & drink records
  • The Firebird CafeCafeosm:way:1058097819 · object edited 2022-09-04 · -33.93202, 18.46698
    < 10 m
  • The Idiot Sandwich CafeCafeosm:node:9588401405 · object edited 2025-09-28 · -33.93250, 18.46646
    < 10 m
  • Ground Culture Cafe and DeliCafeosm:node:9588417733 · object edited 2022-04-02 · -33.93295, 18.46681
    50 m
  • Naan BetterRestaurantosm:node:9588417735 · object edited 2022-04-02 · -33.93308, 18.46680
    60 m
  • Black DukeCafeosm:node:13953662201 · object edited 2026-06-21 · -33.93190, 18.46626
    60 m
  • Reverie Social TableRestaurantosm:node:9711496921 · object edited 2026-05-05 · -33.93133, 18.46583
    120 m
  • Pizza ShedRestaurantosm:way:1066657998 · object edited 2022-08-12 · -33.93091, 18.46568
    160 m
  • Ferdinando's PizzaRestaurantosm:node:4614072024 · object edited 2023-10-14 · -33.93599, 18.46781
    390 m
  • Ground ZeroRestaurantosm:node:9709877310 · object edited 2026-08-03 · -33.93685, 18.46837
    500 m

Shops & services

10 records
  • The Local BakerBakery
    30 m
  • My Laundry LoungeLaundry
    80 m
  • ColdpressedDeli
    150 m

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

Show all 10 shops & services records
  • The Local BakerBakeryosm:way:1058097818 · object edited 2026-05-19 · -33.93287, 18.46669
    30 m
  • My Laundry LoungeLaundryosm:node:9588449167 · object edited 2025-09-28 · -33.93341, 18.46665
    80 m
  • Dolce BakeryBakeryosm:node:9587961194 · object edited 2022-04-02 · -33.93158, 18.46599
    100 m
  • Natures FarmacyCannabis shoposm:way:730235586 · object edited 2025-09-07 · -33.93382, 18.46727
    150 m
  • ColdpressedDeliosm:node:9510119553 · object edited 2022-05-03 · -33.93120, 18.46554
    150 m
  • Fargo Trading Co.Spicesosm:node:8316337862 · object edited 2021-01-12 · -33.92991, 18.46522
    250 m
  • MartingraphixSign shoposm:node:3811139196 · object edited 2023-10-10 · -33.93526, 18.46927
    390 m
  • Jan Kriel Garage & Panel ShopCar repairosm:node:3811153258 · object edited 2019-03-23 · -33.93617, 18.46794
    410 m
  • SIXLOVE StudioPhotoosm:node:4163133689 · object edited 2016-05-03 · -33.93101, 18.46200
    450 m
  • Cape of Storms Distilling CompanyBeveragesosm:node:8377516918 · object edited 2022-04-14 · -33.92643, 18.47009
    500 m

Health services

2 records
  • Jubilee Health CentreClinic
    270 m
  • Spencer Road ClinicClinic
    330 m
Show all 2 health services records
  • Jubilee Health CentreClinicosm:node:9893457154 · object edited 2022-07-20 · -33.93292, 18.46963
    270 m
  • Spencer Road ClinicClinicosm:way:899583686 · object edited 2024-07-31 · -33.92903, 18.46482
    330 m

Education

8 records
  • Salt River Moslem Primary SchoolSchool
    160 m
  • AFDACollege
    40 m
  • Shereens MontessoriEarly learning
    420 m
Show all 8 education records
  • AFDACollegeosm:way:229024738 · object edited 2023-09-19 · -33.93162, 18.46762
    40 m
  • Salt River Moslem Primary SchoolSchoolosm:way:1029336208 · object edited 2022-02-08 · -33.93286, 18.46474
    160 m
  • Dryden Street Primary SchoolSchoolosm:way:6281487 · object edited 2025-10-09 · -33.93262, 18.46244
    370 m
  • Shereens MontessoriEarly learningosm:way:1026053332 · object edited 2022-01-30 · -33.92981, 18.46317
    420 m
  • Let's Learn EnglishSchoolosm:node:1241618664 · object edited 2011-04-12 · -33.93637, 18.46509
    430 m
  • Cecil Road Primary SchoolSchoolosm:way:6281485 · object edited 2025-10-09 · -33.93220, 18.46138
    470 m
  • Salt River Secondary SchoolSchoolosm:way:6150507 · object edited 2025-10-09 · -33.93560, 18.46271
    470 m
  • Shelly Street Educare and After-Care CentreEarly learningosm:way:1035165306 · object edited 2022-02-25 · -33.93444, 18.46148
    500 m

Parks & green spaces

5 records
  • Rochester Park 2Park
    230 m
  • Salt River Community GardenGarden
    360 m
  • Spencer Street ParkPark
    370 m
Show all 5 parks & green spaces records
  • Rochester Park 2Parkosm:way:899599006 · object edited 2022-03-18 · -33.93411, 18.46461
    230 m
  • Salt River Community GardenGardenosm:way:1056932826 · object edited 2022-05-03 · -33.93133, 18.46285
    360 m
  • Spencer Street ParkParkosm:way:899599008 · object edited 2021-01-24 · -33.92850, 18.46473
    370 m
  • Cedric Joubert Memorial GardenGardenosm:way:1062573936 · object edited 2022-05-22 · -33.93235, 18.46209
    400 m
  • Shelley Road ParkParkosm:way:451651974 · object edited 2021-01-24 · -33.93387, 18.46150
    480 m

Sport & fitness

1 record
  • Yoni Shakti YogaFitness centre
    120 m
Show all 1 sport & fitness record
  • Yoni Shakti YogaFitness centreosm:node:9588012328 · object edited 2022-05-03 · -33.93140, 18.46587
    120 m

Culture & places to visit

2 records
  • Magnet TheatreTheatre
    360 m
  • Madrassah Al Shafi-Iy-YahCommunity centre
    480 m
Show all 2 culture & places to visit records
  • Magnet TheatreTheatreosm:way:730235623 · object edited 2026-05-05 · -33.93566, 18.46799
    360 m
  • Madrassah Al Shafi-Iy-YahCommunity centreosm:way:1051068689 · object edited 2022-05-03 · -33.93029, 18.46214
    480 m

Transport nearby

Along this mapped section · within 1 km

18 passenger transport records. Mapped access points and facilities, not a count of unique stops, routes or service frequency.

  • SpencerBus stop
    320 m
Source record details

Salt River

Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.

  • Salt RiverRailway station · member 1
    450 m
Source grouping details

osm:relation:9811385. Members remain separate records; this grouping does not confirm routes or service operation.

4 source members are outside this named-point list.

  • Salt RiverRailway stationosm:node:349078745 · object edited 2025-09-17 · role: station · -33.92723, 18.46501
    450 m
  • Salt RiverVehicle stopping positionosm:node:4267071588 · object edited 2019-10-08 · role: stop · -33.92733, 18.46698
    370 m
  • Salt RiverVehicle stopping positionosm:node:4267071581 · object edited 2020-01-24 · role: stop · -33.92720, 18.46701
    380 m
  • Salt RiverVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6661376687 · object edited 2020-01-24 · role: stop · -33.92745, 18.46487
    440 m
  • Salt RiverVehicle stopping positionosm:node:8871156717 · object edited 2021-06-28 · role: stop · -33.92711, 18.46458
    490 m
  • Salt RiverVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6665216209 · object edited 2020-01-24 · role: stop · -33.92719, 18.46429
    500 m
  • Salt RiverVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6665216208 · object edited 2020-01-24 · role: stop · -33.92705, 18.46438
    510 m
  • Salt RiverVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6661376688 · object edited 2020-04-17 · role: stop · -33.92724, 18.46385
    520 m
  • Salt River RailBus stop
    460 m
Source record details
  • Salt River RailBus stoposm:node:2310918350 · object edited 2024-04-17 · -33.92771, 18.46433
    460 m
  • Salt River Rail NorthBus stop
    490 m
Source record details
  • Salt River Rail NorthBus stoposm:node:11795608676 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92670, 18.46523
    490 m
  • Salt River Rail NorthBus stop
    500 m
Source record details
  • Salt River Rail NorthBus stoposm:node:11795608677 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92627, 18.46604
    500 m
  • LocoBus stop
    580 m
Source record details
Show all 18 passenger transport records
  • SpencerBus stoposm:node:2310918351 · object edited 2024-04-17 · -33.92928, 18.46479
    320 m
  • Salt RiverRailway stationosm:node:349078745 · object edited 2025-09-17 · -33.92723, 18.46501
    450 m
  • Salt River RailBus stoposm:node:2310918350 · object edited 2024-04-17 · -33.92771, 18.46433
    460 m
  • Salt River Rail NorthBus stoposm:node:11795608676 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92670, 18.46523
    490 m
  • Salt River Rail NorthBus stoposm:node:11795608677 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92627, 18.46604
    500 m
  • LocoBus stoposm:node:11795608678 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92571, 18.47036
    580 m
  • LocoBus stoposm:node:11795608681 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92547, 18.47068
    620 m
  • Salt River HallBus stoposm:node:8321483675 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92751, 18.46164
    670 m
  • Salt River HallBus stoposm:node:8321483676 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92784, 18.46135
    680 m
  • ObservatoryRailway stationosm:node:25537975 · object edited 2020-01-10 · -33.93796, 18.47150
    750 m
  • KentBus stoposm:node:2310918346 · object edited 2024-04-17 · -33.92910, 18.45876
    810 m
  • KentBus stoposm:node:2310918347 · object edited 2024-04-17 · -33.92887, 18.45880
    820 m
  • Paarden EilandRailway stationosm:node:288677881 · object edited 2020-01-24 · -33.92247, 18.46695
    900 m
  • Upper Salt RiverBus stoposm:node:2310918358 · object edited 2024-04-17 · -33.92993, 18.45725
    900 m
  • Catsville ResidenceBus stoposm:node:8476840933 · object edited 2021-03-01 · -33.93814, 18.45905
    910 m
  • Upper Salt RiverBus stoposm:node:2310918359 · object edited 2024-04-17 · -33.93031, 18.45698
    910 m
  • Biscuit MillBus stoposm:node:8321483678 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92780, 18.45781
    960 m
  • Biscuit MillBus stoposm:node:8321483677 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92787, 18.45747
    990 m
Source detail: 27 vehicle-position or technical records

Vehicle stopping positions describe where a vehicle stops, not necessarily where a passenger waits. The snapshot contains 45 transport objects in total; separate objects may belong to the same facility.

  • SpencerVehicle stopping positionosm:node:11825087184 · object edited 2024-04-17 · -33.92931, 18.46485
    310 m
  • Salt RiverVehicle stopping positionosm:node:4267071588 · object edited 2019-10-08 · -33.92733, 18.46698
    370 m
  • Salt RiverVehicle stopping positionosm:node:4267071581 · object edited 2020-01-24 · -33.92720, 18.46701
    380 m
  • Salt RiverVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6661376687 · object edited 2020-01-24 · -33.92745, 18.46487
    440 m
  • Salt River RailVehicle stopping positionosm:node:11825087183 · object edited 2024-04-17 · -33.92765, 18.46435
    460 m
  • Salt RiverVehicle stopping positionosm:node:8871156717 · object edited 2021-06-28 · -33.92711, 18.46458
    490 m
  • Salt River Rail NorthVehicle stopping positionosm:node:25687805 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92632, 18.46606
    500 m
  • Salt RiverVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6665216209 · object edited 2020-01-24 · -33.92719, 18.46429
    500 m
  • Salt River Rail NorthVehicle stopping positionosm:node:25687769 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92663, 18.46520
    500 m
  • Salt RiverVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6665216208 · object edited 2020-01-24 · -33.92705, 18.46438
    510 m
  • Salt RiverVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6661376688 · object edited 2020-04-17 · -33.92724, 18.46385
    520 m
  • LocoVehicle stopping positionosm:node:11795608679 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92566, 18.47036
    590 m
  • LocoVehicle stopping positionosm:node:11795608680 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92552, 18.47069
    610 m
  • Salt River HallVehicle stopping positionosm:node:11795608674 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92758, 18.46167
    660 m
  • Salt River HallVehicle stopping positionosm:node:11795608675 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92778, 18.46132
    680 m
  • ObservatoryVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6627880541 · object edited 2020-01-10 · -33.93767, 18.47140
    720 m
  • KentVehicle stopping positionosm:node:11825087186 · object edited 2024-04-17 · -33.92891, 18.45885
    820 m
  • KentVehicle stopping positionosm:node:11825087185 · object edited 2024-04-17 · -33.92902, 18.45869
    820 m
  • ObservatoryVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6627880540 · object edited 2020-01-10 · -33.93890, 18.47180
    850 m
  • Paarden EilandVehicle stopping positionosm:node:4265475115 · object edited 2020-04-07 · -33.92259, 18.46693
    890 m
  • Upper Salt RiverVehicle stopping positionosm:node:11825087187 · object edited 2024-04-17 · -33.92998, 18.45730
    900 m
  • Paarden EilandVehicle stopping positionosm:node:4265475099 · object edited 2020-04-07 · -33.92249, 18.46690
    900 m
  • Paarden EilandVehicle stopping positionosm:node:4265475093 · object edited 2020-04-07 · -33.92245, 18.46689
    900 m
  • Paarden EilandVehicle stopping positionosm:node:4265475078 · object edited 2020-04-07 · -33.92234, 18.46687
    910 m
  • Upper Salt RiverVehicle stopping positionosm:node:11825087188 · object edited 2024-04-17 · -33.93024, 18.45692
    920 m
  • Biscuit MillVehicle stopping positionosm:node:11795608672 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92787, 18.45779
    960 m
  • Biscuit MillVehicle stopping positionosm:node:11795608673 · object edited 2024-04-06 · -33.92779, 18.45749
    990 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
274 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
Observatory (274 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
-33.931230, 18.467437Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Nearest mapped place
Salt River · 597 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

1 street name in this directory

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.

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
  • highway
    • highway=residential · 10 segments · 274 m

    Recorded on 10 of 10 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 274 m of 274 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 · 10 segments · 274 m

    Recorded on 10 of 10 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 274 m of 274 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 10 of 10 mapped segments.

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

Mapped speed limit
60 km/h on all mapped lines

Speed-limit data is missing for 0 of 10 segments.

Tag details and coverage
  • maxspeed
    • maxspeed=60 · 10 segments · 274 m

    Recorded on 10 of 10 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 274 m of 274 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

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 10 mapped segments; 10 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 274 m (0.0%). Unknown: 274 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.

Other documented areas

Questions about this street

Does the map show the whole of Cole Street?

It shows the mapped section in this directory: 274 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.

Why can one stop appear as several records?

OpenStreetMap can record a waiting platform, a station and the position where a vehicle stops as separate objects. This page lists passenger records once and keeps vehicle positions in the technical details. The records do not confirm routes, timetables or that a service operates.

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.