Kru Bay
Kru Bay is a bay in Western Area, Sierra Leone. Kru Bay is situated nearby to the neighborhood Connaught Hospital Community, as well as near Water Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Museum and Cotton Tree.
National Museum
Museum
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The Sierra Leone National Museum, previously known as the Sierra Leone Museum and the Museum of the Sierra Leone Society, is the national museum of Sierra Leone. it is located at the junction of Siaka Stevens Street and Pademba Road in central Freetown.
Cotton Tree
Photo: Chtrede, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The Cotton Tree is a kapok tree that is a historic symbol of Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone. The Cotton Tree gained importance in 1792 when a group of formerly enslaved African Americans, who had gained their freedom by fighting for the British during the American Revolutionary War, settled the site of modern Freetown.
St. George’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. George's Cathedral is an historical Church Mission Society Anglican church in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The church was one of the grandest churches in Freetown, and had one of the highest attendance ratings for a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tower Hill and Murray Town.
Tower Hill
Suburb
Tower Hill is an affluent government and residential neighborhood in central Freetown, Sierra Leone. Tower Hill is located within the central business district in downtown Freetown.
Murray Town
Suburb
Murray Town is a neighbourhood in the West End of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown. The Amputees and War Wounded Association is based here arising from the local camp for such people.
Wilberforce
Suburb
Wilberforce is a neighborhood in the West End of Freetown, Sierra Leone. It is home to the Wilberforce military barracks, one of the largest in the country and the main barracks of the Sierra Leone military.
Kru Bay
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Kroo Bay”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Area, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.48953° or 8° 29′ 22″ northLongitude
-13.24084° or 13° 14′ 27″ westOpen location code
6CW8FQQ5+RMOpenStreetMap ID
node 414558618OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2407285
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Connaught Hospital Community and Kroobay.
Notable Places Nearby
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