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Hobhouse

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Hobhouse

Founded

1912

Air quality index

90Moderate
Elevation1479 m
Land area12.6 km²
Coordinates-29.53°, 27.14°

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City facts

Founded
1912
Elevation
1479 m
Area
12.6 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hobhouse is a small farming and homesteading town in the Free State province of South Africa. Maize, wheat, and livestock are produced here.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-29.5279
Longitude
27.1403
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
90
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
31.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
32.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
57
NO₂ (µg/m³)
8.8

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
432
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Narrowleaf Firethorn
    Pyracantha angustifolia (Franch.) C.K.Schneid. · Magnoliopsida
    59
  • Cashew
    Searsia lancea (L.fil.) F.A.Barkley · Magnoliopsida
    29
  • Southern Fiscal
    Lanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    17
  • Southern Marigold
    Tagetes minuta L. · Magnoliopsida
    16
  • Black-shouldered Kite
    Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    10
  • African Stonechat
    Saxicola torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    10
  • Sweet-briar
    Rosa rubiginosa L. · Magnoliopsida
    10
  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    9

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
4.4
Largest event
2017-09-15

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

C
Cowboy Saunders
South African rugby union footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Free State

Browse all places in Free State →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.66
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,068

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
155
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hobhouse

Essays in liberalism
Essays in liberalism
John Maynard Keynes · 1922

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

honey locust
honey locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Seen 2026-04-22
Common currant-rhus
Common currant-rhus
Searsia pyroides
Seen 2026-04-22
weeping willow
weeping willow
Salix babylonica
Seen 2026-04-22
Sweet-brier
Sweet-brier
Rosa rubiginosa
Seen 2026-04-22
Indian fig opuntia
Indian fig opuntia
Opuntia ficus-indica
Seen 2026-04-22
Narrowleaf Firethorn
Narrowleaf Firethorn
Pyracantha angustifolia
Seen 2026-04-22
african sumac
african sumac
Searsia lancea
Seen 2026-04-22

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

Events

Gallery

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

Hobhouse - panoramio — Hobhouse, South Africa0.7 miISS043-E-231023 - View of Earth — Hobhouse, South Africa3.1 miISS015-E-34912 - View of Earth — Hobhouse, South Africa3.1 miISS024-E-12744 - View of Lesotho — Hobhouse, South Africa3.1 miISS018-E-15243 - View of Earth — Hobhouse, South Africa5.5 mi

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

Sources

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