The Bruintjies Hoogte Pass lies on the R63 road about halfway between Pearston and Somerset East. Most of the R63 traverses fairly flat terrain just to the south of a long line of mountains.
The monument in memory of Commandant William Charles Comley stands on the grounds of the Apostolic Church (previously the Methodist Church) on Njoli Street, the main street through town.
The Cookhouse railway station was built in the late 1800's as part of the expansion of the Cape Colony's railway system, and became an important junction.