Vredefort Dome
The eroded remains of the largest verified meteorite impact structure on Earth, about 120 kilometres across, in the Free State south of Johannesburg. The asteroid struck roughly 2 billion years ago, and the ring of hills left behind was made a World Heritage Site in 2005.
- Where
- Parys, Free State, South Africa
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -27.0000, 27.5000
Get the Vredefort Dome stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Vredefort Dome. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Free State volume with your photos and a note.
Near Vredefort Dome
Mandela House 94 km
The small house at 8115 Vilakazi Street in Orlando West where Nelson Mandela lived from 1946 to 1962. It is now the Nelson Mandela National Museum, with family objects and a street that also once housed Desmond Tutu.
Apartheid Museum 99 km
A museum near Gold Reef City that tells the story of apartheid and the struggle against it, opened in 2001. Visitors enter through separate gates marked white or non white, and the displays use film, documents and photographs to trace the road to democracy.
Gold Reef City 99 km
An amusement park in Johannesburg built on an old gold mine that closed in 1971. It is themed around the gold rush that began on the Witwatersrand in 1886, with buildings made to match that period and a visit underground.
Carlton Centre 104 km
A 50 storey office tower and shopping centre in central Johannesburg, finished in 1973 and for decades the tallest building in Africa. Its roof level viewing deck, called the Top of Africa, looks over the city and the old mine dumps.
Nelson Mandela Bridge 104 km
A cable stayed bridge opened in 2003 that links Braamfontein and Newtown across railway lines in Johannesburg. It is 284 metres long, and its two white masts, one tall and one short, make it a landmark of the city skyline.
Constitution Hill 105 km
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Constitutional Court of South Africa 105 km
The highest court on constitutional matters, built within the Constitution Hill site in Hillbrow and opened in 2004. Its entrance is a row of slanted columns, and the building uses bricks from the old Number Four prison and holds a notable art collection.
Hillbrow Tower 106 km
A 270 metre telecommunications tower in the Hillbrow district, completed in 1971 and the tallest structure on the African continent for many years. It carries a revolving observation deck and rises above one of the most densely built parts of Johannesburg.
Questions
Where is Vredefort Dome?
Vredefort Dome is in Parys, Free State, South Africa. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mandela House (94 km), Apartheid Museum (99 km), Gold Reef City (99 km).
How do I get the Vredefort Dome stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Vredefort Dome and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Free State volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Vredefort Dome before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Free State volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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