Shops & services
1 record- Rylands Village Shopping CentreMall130 m
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- Rylands Village Shopping CentreMallosm:way:1084193219 · object edited 2025-07-25 · -33.97514, 18.53123130 m
Yusuf Gool Boulevard at a glance
For Yusuf Gool Boulevard in Cape Town, the road lines shown here total 1.04 km. This section connects to 1 street name in this directory.
Within 500 m of these lines, the snapshot contains 11 named place records, including 6 in parks & green spaces and 1 in culture & places to visit.
- Place records along this section
- 11 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
- Mapped hospital nearby
- 280 mMelomed Gatesville Private Hospital
- Mapped park nearby
- 30 mYusuf Gool Road Park
- Mapped sports centre nearby
- 490 mVangate Sports Complex
Everyday places nearby
Along this mapped section · within 500 mDistances 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.
Health services
1 record- Melomed Gatesville Private HospitalHospital280 m
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- Melomed Gatesville Private HospitalHospitalosm:way:1062584048 · object edited 2022-05-28 · -33.97048, 18.53303280 m
Education
1 record- Rylands High SchoolSchool100 m
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- Rylands High SchoolSchoolosm:way:22616149 · object edited 2023-09-19 · -33.97249, 18.53498100 m
Parks & green spaces
6 records- Yusuf Gool Road ParkPark30 m
- Kismet ParkPark300 m
- Voorjaar ParkPark320 m
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- Yusuf Gool Road ParkParkosm:way:612839233 · object edited 2018-08-01 · -33.97375, 18.5339930 m
- Kismet ParkParkosm:way:1374919798 · object edited 2025-04-05 · -33.97580, 18.52961300 m
- Voorjaar ParkParkosm:way:1203427672 · object edited 2023-08-30 · -33.97195, 18.53988320 m
- Blyvoor ParkParkosm:way:1288082051 · object edited 2024-05-30 · -33.96757, 18.54103380 m
- Winter Crescent ParkParkosm:way:1082171629 · object edited 2022-07-28 · -33.97084, 18.54062400 m
- Pine Road ParkParkosm:way:551477212 · object edited 2018-12-16 · -33.97204, 18.52851480 m
Sport & fitness
1 record- Vangate Sports ComplexSports centre490 m
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- Vangate Sports ComplexSports centreosm:way:1075559148 · object edited 2022-07-03 · -33.96419, 18.53767490 m
Culture & places to visit
1 record- Rylands LibraryLibrary170 m
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- Rylands LibraryLibraryosm:way:551479290 · object edited 2025-07-25 · -33.97049, 18.53433170 m
Street facts
- Mapped geometry length
- 1.04 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
- Locality
- Gatesville (1.04 km, 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
- -33.974109, 18.535124Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
- Nearest mapped place
- Gatesville · 336 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 directoryConnected 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
highwayhighway=residential· 5 segments · 1,041 m
Recorded on 5 of 5 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,041 m of 1,041 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
surfacesurface=asphalt· 5 segments · 1,041 m
Recorded on 5 of 5 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,041 m of 1,041 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).
Recorded on 5 of 5 mapped segments.
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Traffic direction
- One-way tag on 10% of the mapped length; 90% not recorded
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.
Tag details and coverage
onewayoneway=yes· 2 segments · 103 m
Recorded on 2 of 5 mapped segments; 3 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 103 m of 1,041 m (9.9%). Unknown: 938 m (90.1%).
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Mapped speed limit
- 60 km/h on 76% of the mapped length; 24% not recorded
Speed-limit data is missing for 1 of 5 segments.
Tag details and coverage
maxspeedmaxspeed=60· 4 segments · 796 m
Recorded on 4 of 5 mapped segments; 1 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 796 m of 1,041 m (76.4%). Unknown: 245 m (23.6%).
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Pavements
- Unknown
Tag details and coverage
sidewalkNo value in the source.
Recorded on 0 of 5 mapped segments; 5 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 1,041 m (0.0%). Unknown: 1,041 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
Is Yusuf Gool Boulevard a one-way street?
This map data does not establish a single traffic direction for the Yusuf Gool Boulevard section shown in Cape Town. Recorded tags: One-way tag on 10% of the mapped length; 90% not recorded. 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. Check road signs on site before driving.
Does the map show the whole of Yusuf Gool Boulevard?
It shows the mapped section in this directory: 1.04 km 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.