Faulkner’s Vlei

Faulkner’s Vlei is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,834 metres. Faulkner’s Vlei is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Karen Hospital and Karen Blixen Museum.

Hospital
The is a private, multi-specialty hospital located in the suburb of , Kenya's capital city. The hospital has an in-patient bed capacity of 102.

Museum
Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , located 10 km outside of , Kenya, "at the foot of the ", is the former African home of Danish author Karen Blixen, famous for her 1937 book Out of Africa which chronicles life at the estate. is situated 3½ km southwest of Faulkner’s Vlei.

School
, also known as Hillcrest International Schools, is a British private international day and boarding school located in , . Established in 1965 as a pre-school, the school has grown to now encompass Hillcrest Early Years, Hillcrest Preparatory School and Hillcrest Secondary School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karen and Waithaka.

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.

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 4½ km north of Faulkner’s Vlei.

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 6 km east of Faulkner’s Vlei.

Faulkner’s Vlei

Latitude
-1.32341° or 1° 19′ 24″ south
Longitude
36.72504° or 36° 43′ 30″ east
Elevation
1,834 metres (6,017 feet)
Open location code
6GCRMPGG+J2
Geo­Names ID
8477692
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