Tower Hill
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include State House and National Museum.
State House
Public building
Photo: The EITI, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The State House is the official residence of the president of Sierra Leone. It is home to the offices of the president, senior presidential staff and associated aides. The State House is located at State Avenue, Tower Hill, in central Freetown.
National Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leicester and Wilberforce.
Leicester
Village
Leicester is a coastal town in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. The town lies approximately fifteen miles east of Freetown. The town has an estimated population of 18,678. Leicester is situated 3 km southeast of Tower Hill.
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. Wilberforce is situated 3½ km west of Tower Hill.
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. Murray Town is situated 3½ km west of Tower Hill.
Tower Hill
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighbourhood in Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Area, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.48513° or 8° 29′ 7″ northLongitude
-13.23243° or 13° 13′ 57″ westElevation
82 metres (269 feet)Open location code
6CW8FQP9+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 423761590OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“Tower Hill” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “塔山”
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