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Hilltop Camp

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Air quality index

59Moderate
Elevation442 m
Coordinates-28.08°, 32.04°

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Overview

Hilltop Camp is a village located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its coordinates of -28.084°, 32.045° place it in the subtropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,737 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 68% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-28.0840
Longitude
32.0448
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
59
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
26.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
27.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
25
NO₂ (µg/m³)
13

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
30,065
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Cape Starling
    Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    585
  • White-backed Vulture
    Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865 · Aves
    554
  • Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
    Turtur chalcospilos (Wagler, 1827) · Aves
    502
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    474
  • Red-billed Oxpecker
    Buphagus erythrorhynchus (Stanley, 1814) · Aves
    458
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    423
  • Rattling Cisticola
    Cisticola chiniana (A.Smith, 1843) · Aves
    416
  • White-browed Coucal
    Centropus superciliosus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829 · Aves
    392

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in KwaZulu-Natal

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Geography & sun

Elevation
1,450 ft (442 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.76
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,737

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Creeping Woodsorrel
Creeping Woodsorrel
Oxalis corniculata
Seen 2026-07-03
Brazilian Nightshade
Brazilian Nightshade
Solanum seaforthianum
Seen 2026-07-03
Fiery-necked Nightjar
Fiery-necked Nightjar
Caprimulgus pectoralis
Seen 2026-07-02
Nile Monitor
Nile Monitor
Varanus niloticus
Seen 2026-07-01
Gold Specklebelly Lichen
Gold Specklebelly Lichen
Crocodia aurata
Seen 2026-07-01
Nyala
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Seen 2026-07-01
Southern White Rhinoceros
Southern White Rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum simum
Seen 2026-07-01
Hot Snout
Hot Snout
Cerynea thermesialis
Seen 2026-06-30
Tropical House Gecko
Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
Seen 2026-06-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Hilltop Camp, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Slender Burnished Brass (Thysanoplusia orichalcea) (31878655070) — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miSnow Leopard Moth (Obtusipalpis pardalis) (32135329041) — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miWorker Turntail Moth (Colpocheilopteryx operatrix) (32216035656) — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miErebid Moth (Chrysozonata sp.) (31413011114) — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miUnidentified Moth (Id ?) (32215948716) — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miRed-Lined Emerald (Heterorachis devocata) (31878029370) — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miMulberry Hawkmoth (Pseudoclanis postica) (31411152454) — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miMulberry Hawkmoth (Pseudoclanis postica) (31410947924) — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miSlender Burnished Brass (Thysanoplusia orichalcea) (31444532983) — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miRed Tail Moth (Hypopyra capensis) (31443827353) — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miNoctuid Moth (Id ?) (32134626371) — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miUnidentified Moth (Id ?) (32253193665) — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miCercopithecus mitis labiatus 199061244 — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miMorasa modesta 198796735 — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miMorasa modesta 198796747 — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miMorasa modesta 198144542 — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miMorasa modesta 198139776 — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miMorasa modesta 198139742 — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miMorasa modesta 198139827 — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miCreagra liturata 627158803 — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.1 miBycanistes bucinator -near Hilltop Camp, Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -two-8 — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.2 miGrewia occidentalis 6 — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.2 miGrewia occidentalis 7 — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.2 miGrewia occidentalis 8 — Hilltop Camp, South Africa0.2 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org