Northcliff
Northcliff is a wealthy residential suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Northcliff is a wealthy residential suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The suburb is located on Northcliff Ridge which provides views to both the north and the south. Northcliff's huge homes are nestled around a steep incline of the hill, and on the foot of Northcliff borders the suburbs of Fairland, Blackheath, Cresta and Berario. Recently some streets have been secured with boom gates. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
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Worth seeing in and around Northcliff
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Emmarentia Dam
Emmarentia Dam is a dam in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, South Africa. There are several dams that make up Emmarentia Dam, despite its allusion to the singular, with two small dams found upstream in the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens.
3.6 km · dam in Johannesburg, Gauteng · Wikipedia - 02Westpark Cemetery
Westpark Cemetery is a large cemetery in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the resting place of some of the country's well-known citizens. It is a non-denomination designated burial ground, and thus has Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Chinese burial areas.
2.8 km · cemetery in Africa · Wikipedia - 03Johannesburg Botanical Garden
The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is located in the suburb of Emmarentia in Johannesburg, South Africa. The gardens grew out of a large rose garden that was established in 1964 and subsequently expanded from 1969 to cover an area of around 125 hectares.
3 km · botanical garden in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, South Africa · Wikipedia - 04Dr Xuma house
Dr. Xuma's house was one of two houses to escape the destruction of Sophiatown, South Africa by the government in the late 1950s, it is also a landmark which belonged to Dr Alfred Bitini Xuma who was a medical doctor and the President of the African National Congress and Chairperson of the Western Areas Anti-Expropriation and Proper Housing Committee.
3.6 km · House in Sophiatown, South Africa · Wikipedia
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Getting to Northcliff
- Airports
- Lanseria (HLA), 23 km · O.R. Tambo (JNB), 28 km · Sir Seretse Khama (GBE), 272 km
- Polokwane → Northcliff290 km · quickest by road, 4h 24m · R285–385
- Mbombela → Northcliff310 km · quickest by road, 5h 9m · R330–440
- Bloemfontein → Northcliff374 km · quickest by road, 5h 30m · R360–480
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No local-transport research exists yet for Northcliff
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Northcliff. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in}} The airport is mainly for smaller charter, cargo and classic airline flights; it is in fact busier than Johannesburg International and sees more air traffic.
- Get aroundGenerally, it is a bad idea to make use of minibus taxis unless accompanied by locals.
- Get aroundTraffic can be aggressive, and minibus taxis in particular often defy the rules of the road.
- Get aroundPublic transport in Johannesburg is provided by city buses and informal minibus services.
- Get aroundForeigners are advised to use only normal sedan taxis (metered or fixed-price taxes that transport only you and your travel partners), as minibus taxis have a reputation for being rather unsafe.
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Next door to Northcliff
Northcliff is 7 km from Randburg, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Sophiatownsuburb of Johannesburg, South Africa3.6 km
- Blackheathsuburb of Johannesburg, South Africa1.5 km
- Lindensuburb of Johannesburg, South Africa - situated along the border of Randburg2.5 km
- Emmarentiasuburb of Johannesburg3.5 km
- Florida Glenhuman settlement in South Africa3.4 km
- Westdenesuburb of Johannesburg South Africa3.9 km