Street atlas

Forest Hill Avenue in Oranjezicht, Cape Town

Forest Hill Avenue is a mapped street in Oranjezicht, Cape Town. The represented road geometry totals about 245 m. The nearest mapped passenger transport record is Upper Buitenkant (bus stop), approximately 50 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Nearby mapped records include food & drink, shops & services, health services.

Mapped length
245 m
Connected street names in this directory
1

Street map

Forest Hill Avenue in Oranjezicht
Outline of Forest Hill Avenue, Cape Town, with nearby directory streets. North is up. Context outlines are from the same release.N ↑

Forest Hill Avenue at a glance

Place records along this section
61 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Closest passenger transport point
50 mUpper Buitenkant · straight line from the nearest part of the section
Mapped pharmacy nearby
270 mClicks
Mapped park nearby
190 mRugley Road Park

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

19 records
  • Marika'sRestaurant · 30 m
  • LazariCafe · 60 m
  • KFCTakeaway · 320 m
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  • Marika'sRestaurant · 30 m
  • VillaPub · 40 m
  • LazariCafe · 60 m
  • Cassis Salon de ThéCafe · 230 m
  • Raith GourmetRestaurant · 250 m
  • Bootlegger Coffee CompanyCafe · 250 m
  • Woodlands EateryRestaurant · 280 m
  • Vintage IndiaRestaurant · 310 m
  • ButlersRestaurant · 310 m
  • KFCTakeaway · 320 m
  • Metro PizzaRestaurant · 340 m
  • Pine GardenRestaurant · 340 m
  • DeluxeCafe · 350 m
  • NaronaRestaurant · 360 m
  • ZepiRestaurant · 380 m
  • Deer Park CafeRestaurant · 480 m
  • The Bitch's TitsRestaurant · 480 m
  • Will'sCafe · 490 m
  • Debonairs ExpressTakeaway · 500 m

Shops & services

25 records
  • Woolworths FoodSupermarket · 240 m
  • Shell SelectConvenience shop · 450 m
  • Jack Hammer'sHardware · 320 m
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  • Gilles BotbylOutdoor · 70 m
  • Flight CentreTravel agency · 190 m
  • Yuppiechef GardensKitchen · 210 m
  • @homeHouseware · 220 m
  • Gardens CentreShopping centre · 220 m
  • WhitehouseFurniture · 220 m
  • Cape Union MartOutdoor · 230 m
  • VodacomMobile phone · 230 m
  • Woolworths FoodSupermarket · 240 m
  • SorbetBeauty · 240 m
  • The Body ShopCosmetics · 240 m
  • Old KhakiClothing shop · 240 m
  • MTNMobile phone · 250 m
  • Partners MenHairdresser · 250 m
  • WizardzCopyshop · 260 m
  • Pick n PaySupermarket · 270 m
  • RVCAClothing shop · 270 m
  • Platinum MotorcyclesMotorcycle · 320 m
  • Jack Hammer'sHardware · 320 m
  • Darrvin E-BikesBicycle · 350 m
  • Mighty SmallBaby goods · 350 m
  • Gardens NurseryGarden centre · 360 m
  • HowzitChina GalleriesArt · 450 m
  • Shell SelectConvenience shop · 450 m
  • Woolworths FoodConvenience shop · 470 m

Health services

3 records
  • ClicksPharmacy · 270 m
  • Booth Memorial HospitalHospital · 330 m
  • Chinn's Corner PharmacyPharmacy · 360 m
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  • ClicksPharmacy · 270 m
  • Booth Memorial HospitalHospital · 330 m
  • Chinn's Corner PharmacyPharmacy · 360 m

Education

6 records
  • Good Hope Seminary Junior SchoolSchool · 310 m
  • Sarah Bloch Playschool & DaycareEarly learning · 110 m
  • St. Cyprian's SchoolSchool · 370 m
Show all 6 education records
  • Sarah Bloch Playschool & DaycareEarly learning · 110 m
  • Good Hope Seminary Junior SchoolSchool · 310 m
  • St. Cyprian's SchoolSchool · 370 m
  • Cape Town Torah High SchoolSchool · 400 m
  • Good Hope Seminary High SchoolSchool · 420 m
  • Stepping Stones Montessori SchoolSchool · 490 m

Parks & green spaces

5 records
  • Rugley Road ParkPark · 190 m
  • Oranjezicht City FarmGarden · 500 m
  • Maynard Street ParkPark · 390 m
Show all 5 parks & green spaces records
  • Rugley Road ParkPark · 190 m
  • Maynard Street ParkPark · 390 m
  • Rocklands Avenue ParkPark · 440 m
  • Homestead ParkPark · 450 m
  • Oranjezicht City FarmGarden · 500 m

Sport & fitness

3 records
  • Yeoville Sports GroundSports centre · 120 m
  • SwimmableSwimming pool · 250 m
  • St Cyprians & Good Hope Seminary High SchoolSports pitch · 340 m
Show all 3 sport & fitness records
  • Yeoville Sports GroundSports centre · 120 m
  • SwimmableSwimming pool · 250 m
  • St Cyprians & Good Hope Seminary High SchoolSports pitch · 340 m

Transport nearby

Along this mapped section · within 1 km

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

  • Upper BuitenkantBus stop · 50 m
Source record details
  • Upper BuitenkantBus stop · 50 m
  • HighlandsBus stop · 250 m
Source record details
  • HighlandsBus stop · 250 m
  • De Waal ParkBus stop · 380 m
Source record details
  • De Waal ParkBus stop · 380 m
  • AnnandaleBus stop · 430 m
Source record details
  • AnnandaleBus stop · 430 m
  • Upper OrangeBus stop · 430 m
Source record details
  • Upper OrangeBus stop · 430 m
  • HerzliaBus stop · 470 m
Source record details
  • HerzliaBus stop · 470 m
Show all 31 passenger transport records
  • Upper BuitenkantBus stop · 50 m
  • HighlandsBus stop · 250 m
  • De Waal ParkBus stop · 380 m
  • AnnandaleBus stop · 430 m
  • Upper OrangeBus stop · 430 m
  • HerzliaBus stop · 470 m
  • AnnandaleBus stop · 490 m
  • RoodehekBus stop · 490 m
  • ExnerBus stop · 520 m
  • RoodehekBus stop · 570 m
  • Lower ReservoirBus stop · 580 m
  • NazarethBus stop · 650 m
  • Government AveBus stop · 690 m
  • MontroseBus stop · 690 m
  • WexfordBus stop · 750 m
  • SA Jewish MuseumBus stop · 760 m
  • MarmionPassenger platform · 770 m
  • Government AveBus stop · 770 m
  • RoelandBus stop · 780 m
  • RaydenBus stop · 780 m
  • RoelandBus stop · 800 m
  • Van RiebeekBus stop · 810 m
  • Hidding CampusBus stop · 850 m
  • MoltenoBus stop · 870 m
  • St JamesBus stop · 930 m
  • GardeniaBus stop · 930 m
  • South African MuseumBus stop · 960 m
  • ChesterfieldPassenger platform · 960 m
  • MichaelisBus stop · 960 m
  • MichaelisBus stop · 970 m
  • UnionBus stop · 1,000 m
Source detail: 28 vehicle-position or technical records

Vehicle stopping positions describe where a vehicle stops, not necessarily where a passenger waits. The snapshot contains 59 transport objects in total; separate objects may belong to the same facility.

  • Upper BuitenkantVehicle stopping position · 40 m
  • HighlandsVehicle stopping position · 250 m
  • GardensVehicle stopping position · 280 m
  • GardensVehicle stopping position · 310 m
  • De Waal ParkVehicle stopping position · 380 m
  • AnnandaleVehicle stopping position · 430 m
  • Upper OrangeVehicle stopping position · 440 m
  • HerzliaVehicle stopping position · 470 m
  • AnnandaleVehicle stopping position · 490 m
  • RoodehekVehicle stopping position · 490 m
  • ExnerVehicle stopping position · 530 m
  • RoodehekVehicle stopping position · 570 m
  • Lower ReservoirVehicle stopping position · 580 m
  • NazarethVehicle stopping position · 650 m
  • MontroseVehicle stopping position · 690 m
  • Government AveVehicle stopping position · 690 m
  • WexfordVehicle stopping position · 750 m
  • Government AveVehicle stopping position · 770 m
  • RoelandVehicle stopping position · 780 m
  • RaydenVehicle stopping position · 780 m
  • MarionVehicle stopping position · 780 m
  • RoelandVehicle stopping position · 800 m
  • MoltenoVehicle stopping position · 870 m
  • St JamesVehicle stopping position · 930 m
  • GardeniaVehicle stopping position · 930 m
  • MichaelisVehicle stopping position · 960 m
  • ChesterfieldVehicle stopping position · 960 m
  • MichaelisVehicle stopping position · 980 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
245 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
OSM locality polygon overlaps
Oranjezicht (245 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
-33.936867, 18.418257Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality
OranjezichtPredominant mapped locality polygon.
Nearest OSM place label
Vredehoek · 604 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 Cape Town 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
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Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

  • Segment fc812427-76c5-5b43-8500-d9e6439c87a0 · OSM way 22741298
    highway
    residential
    name
    Forest Hill Avenue
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment ccf51c47-f868-5635-a81b-03e4ddb919de · OSM way 229021530
    highway
    residential
    name
    Forest Hill Avenue
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 901a3875-39e8-5ae1-834b-539ce99b026a · OSM way 229021531
    highway
    residential
    name
    Forest Hill Avenue
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 6d3d473d-5116-50fc-8911-9f3e5733bb2d · OSM way 704262716
    highway
    residential
    name
    Forest Hill 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.

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The road profile

Mapped road classification
Residential100% of represented geometry

This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.

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  • highway
    • highway=residential · 4 segments · 245 m · ways 22741298, 229021530, 229021531, 704262716

    Recorded on 4 of 4 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 245 m of 245 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
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  • surface
    • surface=asphalt · 4 segments · 245 m · ways 22741298, 229021530, 229021531, 704262716

    Recorded on 4 of 4 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 245 m of 245 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 4 of 4 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 71% of the mapped length; 29% not recorded71% 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.

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  • oneway
    • oneway=yes · 3 segments · 175 m · ways 22741298, 229021530, 229021531

    Recorded on 3 of 4 mapped segments; 1 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 175 m of 245 m (71.5%). Unknown: 70 m (28.5%).

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

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

Mapped speed limit
60 km/h on 41% of the mapped length; 59% not recorded41% of represented geometry

Mapped value — not live traffic guidance

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  • maxspeed
    • maxspeed=60 · 2 segments · 101 m · ways 229021531, 704262716

    Recorded on 2 of 4 mapped segments; 2 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 101 m of 245 m (41.4%). Unknown: 143 m (58.6%).

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

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  • sidewalk

    No value in the source.

    Recorded on 0 of 4 mapped segments; 4 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 245 m (0.0%). Unknown: 245 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.

Mapped area overlaps

Questions about this street

Where is Forest Hill Avenue?

The mapped section is in Oranjezicht, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

What is the closest mapped public transport to Forest Hill Avenue?

Upper Buitenkant is approximately 50 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the mapped street. This is a source record within the 1 km search radius, not a walking route or confirmation of operating services.

What is the postcode of Forest Hill Avenue?

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

What roads connect with Forest Hill Avenue?

Mapped topology: Vredehoek Avenue.

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.