sˈiəɹiːz ɪz loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd æt ðə nˈɔːɹθˈiːstɚn ˈɛntɹəns tə mˈɪtʃɛlz pˈæs ænd wʌzðɪ ˈoʊld ɹˈaʊt nˈɔːɹθ bᵻtwˌiːn kˈeɪp tˈaʊn ænd dʒoʊhˈænzbɜːɡ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻplˈeɪst baɪ ðɪ ˈɛn wˈʌn hˈaɪweɪ, wˌɪtʃ tɹɐvˈɜːsᵻz ðə bɹˈiːd ɹˈɪvɚ vˈæli tə ðə sˈaʊθ.
Ceres is located at the north-eastern entrance to Michell's Pass and was the old route north between Cape Town and Johannesburg, which was later replaced by the N1 highway, which traverses the Breede River Valley to the south.