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Tweespruit

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81Moderate
Elevation1595 m
WeatherAvg high 71.7°F
Coordinates-29.19°, 27.03°

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City facts

Elevation
1595 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Tweespruit is a small dairy farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. The town lies 27 km east of Thaba Nchu and 47 km north of Hobhouse.

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History & geography

History

Afrikaans for "two creeks", the name refers to the town’s location at the confluence of two small rivers. The town started as an experimental farm set up on an old British Boer War settlement which was between two creeks, hence the name.

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Geography

Latitude
-29.1850
Longitude
27.0304
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
71.7°F
Avg low
47.7°F
Annual precipitation
25.1 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
81
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
45.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
46.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
31
NO₂ (µg/m³)
15.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,542
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Cape Wagtail
    Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    30
  • Black-shouldered Kite
    Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    27
  • Southern Masked-Weaver
    Ploceus velatus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    24
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    24
  • African Pied Starling
    Lamprotornis bicolor (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    24
  • Black-headed Heron
    Ardea melanocephala Children & Vigors, 1826 · Aves
    22
  • Southern Fiscal
    Lanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    22
  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    22

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
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

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

Nearby places in Free State

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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)
129
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

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

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

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API