Winterton

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Winterton

WeatherAvg high 76.2°F

Coordinates-28.81°, 29.54°

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

Overview

Winterton is a small town on the banks of the Tugela River in the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1905 as Springfield when the Natal Government built a weir across the Little Tugela River. The town later changed its name to Winterton in honour of the secretary for agriculture, HD Winter. Winterton is a small town with only a primary school. It is close to the Second Boer War sites of the Battle of Vaal Krantz and the Spioenkop.

Geography

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

Climate

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in KwaZulu-Natal

• Bethany
  15.6 mi away
• Colenso
  17.9 mi away
• Champagne Castle
  17.9 mi away
• Van Reenen
  31.7 mi away
• Weenen
  33.2 mi away
• Mooirivier
  38.7 mi away · pop. 17,779
• Nottingham Road
  46.5 mi away
• Tugela Ferry
  54.8 mi away
• Pomeroy
  56.6 mi away
• Glencoe
  58.2 mi away · pop. 17,548
• Hattingspruit
  61.9 mi away
• Dannhauser
  63.5 mi away · pop. 5,389

Browse all places in KwaZulu-Natal →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Grey Hairtail

Anthene definita definita

Seen 2026-07-06

Black Pie

Tuxentius melaena melaena

Seen 2026-07-06

Natal Babul Blue

Azanus natalensis

Seen 2026-07-06

Anthene livida livida

Anthene livida livida

Seen 2026-07-06

Bush Bronze

Cacyreus lingeus

Seen 2026-07-06

African Plain Tiger

Danaus chrysippus orientis

Seen 2026-07-06

Dodgers

Afrogegenes

Seen 2026-07-06

African Grass Blue

Zizeeria knysna knysna

Seen 2026-07-06

Common Zebra Blue Complex

Leptotes pirithous

Seen 2026-07-05

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

Gallery

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

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