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Explore Magaliesburg in South Africa
Magaliesburg in the region of Gauteng is a place in South Africa - some 43 mi or ( 69 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .
Time in Magaliesburg is now 03:33 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Maseru, Mochudi, Gaborone, Mbabane, and Manzini. Since you are here already, consider visiting Maseru . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Magaliesburg ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Self Catering Accommodation in Hekpoort / Magaliesburg - Gauteng: Clements Retreat
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Interesting facts about this location
Tarlton International Raceway
Tarlton International Raceway is a drag racing strip just outside Krugersdorp in South Africa.
Located at -26.06 27.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Cradle of Humankind
The Cradle of Humankind is a World Heritage Site first named by UNESCO in 1999, about 50 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Gauteng province. This site currently occupies 47,000 hectares; it contains a complex of limestone caves, including the Sterkfontein Caves, where the 2.3-million year-old fossil Australopithecus africanus was found in 1947 by Dr. Robert Broom and John T. Robinson.
Located at -25.97 27.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Battle of Nooitgedacht
In the Battle of Nooitgedacht on 13 December 1900, Boer commandos led by Generals Koos de la Rey and Christiaan Beyers combined to deal a defeat to a British brigade under the command of Major General R. A. P. Clements during the Second Boer War.
Located at -25.86 27.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Magaliesberg
The Magaliesberg (historically also known as Macalisberg or as the Cashan Mountains) is a mountain range extending from Pretoria in the north of the Gauteng Province to a point south of Pilanesberg, in the North West Province, South Africa. The highest point of the Magaliesberg is reached at Nooitgedacht (1 852 metres) {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:25.8583|S|27.530|E||||| | |name= }}.
Located at -25.86 27.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory
The Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO) is a radio astronomy observatory located in a natural bowl of hills at Hartebeesthoek just south of the Magaliesberg mountain range, Gauteng, South Africa, about 50 km west of Johannesburg. It is a National Research Facility run by South Africa's National Research Foundation and is the only major radio astronomy observatory in Africa.
Located at -25.89 27.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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