Bulbul Sub-Location

Bulbul Sub-Location is a locality in Nairobi County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,892 metres. Bulbul Sub-Location is situated nearby to the locality Park Grange, as well as near Mwitu.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ngong railway station and Karen Blixen Museum.

Ngong railway station

Railway station

Photo: Karubiu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Karen Blixen Museum

Museum

Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Karen Blixen Museum, located 10 km outside of Nairobi, Kenya, "at the foot of the Ngong Hills", is the former African home of Danish author Karen Blixen, famous for her 1937 book Out of Africa which chronicles life at the estate. Karen Blixen Museum is situated 4 km southeast of Bulbul Sub-Location.

National Defence College

College

The National Defence College, 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. National Defence College is situated 4 km northeast of Bulbul Sub-Location.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ngong and Karen.

Ngong

Town

Photo: Rotsee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ngong is a town near the Ngong Hills along the Great Rift Valley within Kajiado County, located in the southwest of Nairobi, in southern Kenya. The word "Ngong" is a Maasai word derived from the word "enkong'u" meaning both "the 'eye'" and "eye of water" or thus spring of water. Ngong is situated 5 km southwest of Bulbul Sub-Location.

Karen

Suburb

Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Karen is a suburb of Nairobi in Kenya, lying south-west of Nairobi's central business district. The suburb of Karen borders the Ngong Forest and is home to the Ngong Racecourse.

Waithaka

Village

Waithaka is a settlement in Nairobi. Located within the Dagoretti area, it is approximately 11 km west of Nairobi central business district. It borders near Mutuini. Waithaka is situated 7 km northeast of Bulbul Sub-Location.

Bulbul Sub-Location

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Bulbul” and “Elbulbul”
Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-1.3333° or 1° 20′ south

Longitude

36.6833° or 36° 41′ east

Elevation

1,892 metres (6,207 feet)

Open location code

6GCRMM8M+M8

GeoNames ID

200141

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