Street atlas

Lynx Way in Tokai, Cape Town

Lynx Way is a mapped street in Tokai, Cape Town. The represented road geometry totals about 983 m. Nearby mapped records include food & drink, shops & services, health services.

Mapped length: 983 m

Street map

Lynx Way in Tokai

Lynx Way at a glance

Place records along this section: 18 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Mapped pharmacy nearby: 280 mReddam Pharmacy
Mapped swimming pool nearby: 360 mPool
Mapped school nearby: 130 mWestlake 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

5 records

The Hussar GrillRestaurant · 280 m
RED cafeCafe · 290 m
Cape Town Fish MarketRestaurant · 300 m

Show all 5 food & drink records

The Hussar GrillRestaurant · 280 mSource type: restaurantosm:node:9660198717 · object edited 2024-10-13 · -34.07279, 18.43220
RED cafeCafe · 290 mSource type: cafeosm:node:5274920221 · object edited 2017-12-10 · -34.07320, 18.43164
Cape Town Fish MarketRestaurant · 300 mSource type: restaurantosm:node:5274920121 · object edited 2017-12-10 · -34.07330, 18.43148
Bootlegger Coffee CompanyCafe · 330 mSource type: cafeosm:node:13031732738 · object edited 2025-07-31 · -34.07964, 18.43808
Jakes in the VillageRestaurant · 400 mSource type: restaurantosm:node:13476495871 · object edited 2026-07-30 · -34.07166, 18.43178

Shops & services

6 records

Woolworths FoodsSupermarket · 280 m
Steenberg VillageShopping centre · 270 m
African Clothing Co.Clothing shop · 290 m

Show all 6 shops & services records

Steenberg VillageShopping centre · 270 mSource type: mallosm:way:172065391 · object edited 2022-07-03 · -34.07261, 18.43254
Woolworths FoodsSupermarket · 280 mSource type: supermarketosm:node:1830094105 · object edited 2013-06-27 · -34.07322, 18.43176
Pick n PaySupermarket · 280 mSource type: supermarketosm:node:1830094107 · object edited 2025-07-31 · -34.07251, 18.43251
African Clothing Co.Clothing shop · 290 mSource type: clothesosm:node:4321220603 · object edited 2017-08-25 · -34.07926, 18.43847
Creative photo labCopyshop · 290 mSource type: copyshoposm:node:5274920122 · object edited 2017-12-10 · -34.07311, 18.43175
BikeMobBicycle · 310 mSource type: bicycleosm:node:1845358948 · object edited 2026-07-16 · -34.07945, 18.43784

Health services

1 record

Reddam PharmacyPharmacy · 280 m

Show all 1 health services record

Reddam PharmacyPharmacy · 280 mSource type: pharmacyosm:node:462085416 · object edited 2021-05-20 · -34.07311, 18.43183

Education

3 records

Westlake Primary SchoolSchool · 130 m
False Bay College (Westlake Campus)College · 310 m
Reddam HouseSchool · 170 m

Show all 3 education records

Westlake Primary SchoolSchool · 130 mSource type: schoolosm:way:743230127 · object edited 2021-05-20 · -34.07330, 18.43734
Reddam HouseSchool · 170 mSource type: schoolosm:relation:3030074 · object edited 2020-01-14 · -34.07642, 18.43301
False Bay College (Westlake Campus)College · 310 mSource type: collegeosm:relation:3030188 · object edited 2013-06-27 · -34.07811, 18.44101

Sport & fitness

3 records

PoolSwimming pool · 360 m
Cricket Field ReddamSports pitch · 400 m
Virgin ActiveFitness centre · 430 m

Show all 3 sport & fitness records

PoolSwimming pool · 360 mSource type: swimming_poolosm:way:1244548827 · object edited 2024-01-30 · -34.07912, 18.43417
Cricket Field ReddamSports pitch · 400 mSource type: pitchosm:way:302759383 · object edited 2026-01-22 · -34.07737, 18.43069
Virgin ActiveFitness centre · 430 mSource type: fitness_centreosm:way:184062882 · object edited 2026-08-23 · -34.07967, 18.44111

Street facts

Mapped geometry length: 983 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: Tokai (983 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: -34.075612, 18.434590Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality: TokaiPredominant mapped locality polygon.
Nearest OSM place label: Westlake · 674 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 5ec4f95b-0460-554a-9b9c-b88d205d2572 · OSM way 30475254
highway
residential
name
Lynx Way
Segment dca2ac73-b30b-52f5-8e12-df8cdc9b5e01 · OSM way 30475346
highway
residential
name
Lynx Way
Segment 170236b0-0105-56b3-bb78-6ecb5d527a48 · OSM way 227662570
highway
residential
name
Lynx Way
Segment e398174a-2d93-5d6f-a8e7-078911786f58 · OSM way 227662571
highway
residential
name
Lynx Way
Segment 25d15cdc-9a3b-5256-8f59-3b4ed208c652 · OSM way 227662572
highway
residential
name
Lynx Way
Segment 5ddf2dcb-a5fb-5e87-abb3-5415a7dab8dc · OSM way 227662573
highway
residential
name
Lynx Way
Segment abe9a89f-4c16-509f-bdb2-4b91d0ed7580 · OSM way 227662574
highway
residential
name
Lynx Way

Connections

Mapped topology

No road connections are verified from the mapped topology in the current dataset.

Documented connections

No documented connections have been added from official sources.

Nearby streets

Nearby streets have not been established for this section. This does not mean there are none.

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 · 7 segments · 983 m · ways 30475254, 30475346, 227662570, 227662571, 227662572, 227662573, 227662574
Recorded on 7 of 7 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 983 m of 983 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: Paved100% of represented geometry
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surface
surface=paved · 7 segments · 983 m · ways 30475254, 30475346, 227662570, 227662571, 227662572, 227662573, 227662574
Recorded on 7 of 7 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 983 m of 983 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).
Recorded on 7 of 7 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: 50 km/h100% of represented geometry
Mapped value — not live traffic guidance
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maxspeed
maxspeed=50 · 7 segments · 983 m · ways 30475254, 30475346, 227662570, 227662571, 227662572, 227662573, 227662574
Recorded on 7 of 7 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 983 m of 983 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
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sidewalk
No value in the source.
Recorded on 0 of 7 mapped segments; 7 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 983 m (0.0%). Unknown: 983 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 Lynx Way?

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

What is the postcode of Lynx Way?

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

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.