Fire Service

Fire Service is a bus stop in Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region. Fire Service is situated near Jamestown Lighthouse, as well as near the pitch Mantse Agbonaa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Jamestown Lighthouse and Fort James.

Jamestown Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: 123monsignor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jamestown Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the Jamestown district of Accra, Ghana. Standing approximately 28 meters tall, the lighthouse was constructed in the early 1930s to replace an earlier 1871 structure, and has served as a key navigational aid for vessels entering the port of Accra. Jamestown Lighthouse is situated 390 metres east of Fire Service.

Fort James

Photo: Synth85, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort James is a fort located in Accra, Ghana. It was built by the Royal African Company of England as a trading post for both gold and slaves in 1673, where it joined the Dutch Fort Crêvecœur, and the Danish Fort Christiansborg along the coast of the then Gold Coast. Fort James is situated 510 metres east of Fire Service.

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park

Museum

Photo: Emkamau, CC BY 3.0.

The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum is located in downtown Accra, the capital of Ghana. The mausoleum, originally designed by Dr. E. G. A. Don Arthur, is the centerpiece of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and houses the final remains of the first President and his wife, Fathia Nkrumah. Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park is situated 2 km northeast of Fire Service.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mamprobi and Accra.

Mamprobi

Suburb

Mamprobi is a town in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It is located south of Lartebiokorshie, northeast of Old Dansoman and north of Chorkor. Mamprobi is situated 3 km west of Fire Service.

Accra

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Accra is the capital city of Ghana. Accra has a mix of 19th-century colonial architecture, modern skyscrapers and apartment blocks, and dusty shanty towns.

Chorkor

Suburb

Photo: Kwaku Berko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chorkor is a fishing village and neighbourhood in the Accra Metropolis District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The Chorkor oven got its name from here. Chorkor is situated 3 km west of Fire Service.

Fire Service

Type: Bus stop
Category: transport
Location: Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

5.53237° or 5° 31′ 57″ north

Longitude

-0.21553° or 0° 12′ 56″ west

Open location code

6CQXGQJM+WQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5047423636

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=platform

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mantse Agbonaa and Jamestown Post Office.

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