Ascension Town Road
Ascension Town Road is a road in Western Area, Sierra Leone. Ascension Town Road is situated nearby to National Stadium, as well as near the suburb Wilberforce.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Stadium and National Museum.
National Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Dorothy Voorhees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Siaka Stevens National Stadium, commonly known informally as the National Stadium, is the national stadium of Sierra Leone, located in the capital city of Freetown. National Stadium is situated 520 metres south of Ascension Town Road.
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. National Museum is situated 1½ km east of Ascension Town Road.
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. Cotton Tree is situated 1½ km east of Ascension Town Road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wilberforce and 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.
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.
Ascension Town Road
- Type: Road
- Category: transportation
- Location: Western Area, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.48423° or 8° 29′ 3″ northLongitude
-13.24968° or 13° 14′ 59″ westElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
6CW8FQM2+M4GeoNames ID
11204801
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