Ngong Forest Station

Ngong Forest Station is a forest station in , and has an elevation of 1,830 metres. Ngong Forest Station is situated nearby to , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lenana School and Nairobi War Cemetery.

School
Photo: Arthurbuliva, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a secondary school in Nairobi, Kenya. It was formed in 1949 by colonial governor Philip Euen Mitchell, known then as the Duke of York School, named after a British World War II 1939 King George V-class battleship. is situated 250 metres west of Ngong Forest Station.

Memorial
Photo: HJ Mitchell, CC BY 4.0.
The is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the Second World War located in , . is situated 2 km southeast of Ngong Forest Station.

College
The , Kenya is a training facility under NDU-K for senior commanders in the Kenya Defence Forces, including the Kenya Army, Kenya Navy, and Kenya Air Force as well as the Kenya Special Forces. is situated 3½ km west of Ngong Forest Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waithaka and Karen.

Village
is a settlement in . Located within the area, it is approximately 11 km west of Nairobi central business district. It borders near Mutuini. is situated 2½ km northwest of Ngong Forest Station.

Suburb
Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb of in , lying south-west of Nairobi's central business district. The suburb of borders the and is home to the Ngong Racecourse. is situated 4½ km southwest of Ngong Forest Station.

Quarter
is a residential neighbourhood in the city of . It is approximately 4.4 kilometres west of the central business district. It generally a low-density suburb that lies north of Africa's largest slum, . is situated 5 km east of Ngong Forest Station.

Ngong Forest Station

Latitude
-1.3° or 1° 18′ south
Longitude
36.73333° or 36° 44′ east
Elevation
1,830 metres (6,004 feet)
Open location code
6GCRPP2M+28
Geo­Names ID
183589
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