Vredefort crater is in South Africa, in Free State. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
South Africa
City or region
Free State
Coordinates
26.8167 S, 27.4167 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
49
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Cradle of Humankind
South Africa
97.6
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
South Africa
519.6
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
South Africa
549.5
Matobo Hills
Zimbabwe
711.0
Khami
Zimbabwe
749.1
The closest neighbor is Cradle of Humankind, 97.6 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Cratera de Vredefort
English
Vredefort crater
Español
Cráter de Vredefort
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 26.8167 S, 27.4167 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Vredefort crater: 49 sitelinks; closest neighbor Cradle of Humankind at 97.6 km