Street atlas

Herschel Way, Cape Town

Herschel Way is a mapped street in Cape Town. The represented road geometry totals about 1,055 m. The nearest mapped passenger transport record is Pentech (railway station), approximately 280 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Nearby mapped records include food & drink, education, parks & green spaces.

Mapped length
1.06 km
Connected street names in this directory
1

Street map

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

Herschel Way at a glance

Place records along this section
6 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Closest passenger transport point
280 mPentech · straight line from the nearest part of the section
Mapped park nearby
270 mBoyle Crescent Park
Mapped school nearby
390 mOasis Special 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

4 records
  • Health Bear Coffee BarCafe · 450 m
  • Health Bear Fast-foodTakeaway · 460 m
  • Woow FoodsTakeaway · 470 m
Show all 4 food & drink records
  • Health Bear Coffee BarCafe · 450 m
  • Health Bear Fast-foodTakeaway · 460 m
  • Woow FoodsTakeaway · 470 m
  • Adams Fast-FoodsTakeaway · 470 m

Education

1 record
  • Oasis Special SchoolSchool · 390 m
Show all 1 education record
  • Oasis Special SchoolSchool · 390 m

Parks & green spaces

1 record
  • Boyle Crescent ParkPark · 270 m
Show all 1 parks & green spaces record
  • Boyle Crescent ParkPark · 270 m

Transport nearby

Along this mapped section · within 1 km

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

Pentech

Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.

  • PentechRailway station · 280 m · member 1
Source grouping details

osm:relation:13346042. Members remain separate records; this grouping does not confirm routes or service operation.

2 source members are outside this named-point list.

  • PentechRailway station · 280 m
  • PentechVehicle stopping position · 280 m
  • PentechVehicle stopping position · 290 m
  • CPUT Bellville CampusBus stop · 380 m
Source record details
  • CPUT Bellville CampusBus stop · 380 m
Show all 2 passenger transport records
  • PentechRailway station · 280 m
  • CPUT Bellville CampusBus stop · 380 m
Source detail: 2 vehicle-position or technical records

Vehicle stopping positions describe where a vehicle stops, not necessarily where a passenger waits. The snapshot contains 4 transport objects in total; separate objects may belong to the same facility.

  • PentechVehicle stopping position · 280 m
  • PentechVehicle stopping position · 290 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
1.06 kmLength 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
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
-33.936676, 18.642687Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality
Not verifiedNo sufficiently supported locality assignment.
Nearest OSM place label
Belhar · 1,796 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
View technical evidence

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

  • Segment 938f5416-8a9e-53f4-a650-494cd4d43e8a · OSM way 34953463
    highway
    residential
    name
    Herschel Way
  • Segment 4a8ce361-014b-5d83-9464-25c4f3d4a997 · OSM way 34953522
    highway
    residential
    name
    Herschel Way
  • Segment d9486a78-f2f6-5085-b76f-545f62cd1b5a · OSM way 34953567
    highway
    residential
    name
    Herschel Way
  • Segment a2aec87d-ea04-53bd-8991-e49ccb40114c · OSM way 34953613
    highway
    residential
    name
    Herschel Way
  • Segment 81394b82-2082-50f5-bfbf-6b1bd398b41c · OSM way 34953640
    highway
    residential
    name
    Herschel Way
  • Segment 367af561-c58d-506e-b3e2-fd4f1f2f0417 · OSM way 34953719
    highway
    residential
    name
    Herschel Way
  • Segment f81da4a0-a56a-5340-a0e0-fbf7c116c743 · OSM way 34953724
    highway
    residential
    name
    Herschel Way
  • Segment d283b03d-a3f8-5d62-be04-1f8879817166 · OSM way 34953811
    highway
    residential
    name
    Herschel Way
  • Segment 6768ffb1-98bc-56e4-a134-9c1ff9cbd355 · OSM way 34953845
    highway
    residential
    name
    Herschel Way
  • Segment 1d06b9c1-f7d2-5aa0-8ba8-daa3889b2a93 · OSM way 34953854
    highway
    residential
    name
    Herschel Way
  • Segment 8fe388d0-b78b-5834-a109-5daaae2d1b6d · OSM way 34953910
    highway
    residential
    name
    Herschel Way
  • Segment 9a828a49-28b0-5796-b5bb-5415a6a38505 · OSM way 34953930
    highway
    residential
    name
    Herschel Way
  • Segment f44790f8-8950-54a3-bba5-49c821dc26a9 · OSM way 34954003
    highway
    residential
    name
    Herschel Way
  • Segment ad02c75f-28e5-5ddc-be49-c6f81fdb5cb8 · OSM way 34954069
    highway
    residential
    name
    Herschel Way
  • Segment 85693f64-896c-538c-9243-f789693d644c · OSM way 34954088
    highway
    residential
    name
    Herschel Way

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
Residential100% of represented geometry

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

View technical evidence
  • highway
    • highway=residential · 15 segments · 1,055 m · ways 34953463, 34953522, 34953567, 34953613, 34953640, 34953719, 34953724, 34953811, 34953845, 34953854, 34953910, 34953930, 34954003, 34954069, 34954088

    Recorded on 15 of 15 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,055 m of 1,055 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 · 15 segments · 1,055 m · ways 34953463, 34953522, 34953567, 34953613, 34953640, 34953719, 34953724, 34953811, 34953845, 34953854, 34953910, 34953930, 34954003, 34954069, 34954088

    Recorded on 15 of 15 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,055 m of 1,055 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 15 of 15 mapped segments.

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/h100% of represented geometry

Mapped value — not live traffic guidance

View technical evidence
  • maxspeed
    • maxspeed=60 · 15 segments · 1,055 m · ways 34953463, 34953522, 34953567, 34953613, 34953640, 34953719, 34953724, 34953811, 34953845, 34953854, 34953910, 34953930, 34954003, 34954069, 34954088

    Recorded on 15 of 15 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,055 m of 1,055 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.

Pavements
Unknown

No sidewalk tag recorded

View technical evidence
  • sidewalk

    No value in the source.

    Recorded on 0 of 15 mapped segments; 15 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 1,055 m (0.0%). Unknown: 1,055 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 Herschel Way?

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

What is the closest mapped public transport to Herschel Way?

Pentech is approximately 280 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 Herschel Way?

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

What roads connect with Herschel Way?

Mapped topology: Braille Road.

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.