The Noon Gun (Cape Town)
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Every day at noon, a cannon is fired from this battery. The tradition is a leftover from the 18th century, when ship's chronometors had to be reset so that the seafarers could navigate their way to Europe, or the East. The cannon's are loaded by the military staff who live on the base, but they are triggered remotely from Observatory, another base in Cape Town.
Just below the military base is the Noon Gun Teahouse, a great place for coffee and lunch. The family that runs it, has been living in the house for generations.
Just below the military base is the Noon Gun Teahouse, a great place for coffee and lunch. The family that runs it, has been living in the house for generations.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 33°54'55"S 18°24'41"E
- Grand Parade 1.4 km
- Somerset Hospital 1.4 km
- Gardens Watch Area 1.4 km
- Zonnebloem 1.5 km
- Foreshore 1.7 km
- Culemborg Auto dealers 2 km
- Fernwood estate 7.6 km
- Sarda 10 km
- Bel Ombre Meadow 11 km
- Llandudno Beach 12 km
- Schotsche Kloof 0.6 km
- Green Point 0.8 km
- Cape Town City Centre 1.4 km
- Tamboerskloof 1.7 km
- Signal Hill 2.1 km
- Gardens 2.2 km
- Sea Point 2.2 km
- Oranjezicht 2.8 km
- Camps Bay 4.9 km
- Table Bay 7.5 km