John Speke Monument
John Speke Monument is a monument in Buikwe District, Central Uganda. John Speke Monument is situated nearby to the park Source of the Nile Gardens, as well as near the hotel Living Waters Resort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jinja Hospital and Jinja Airport.
Jinja Hospital
Hospital
Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Jinja Hospital, is a hospital in the city of Jinja, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. This 600-bed medical facility is the largest hospital in eastern Uganda, although many more patients are admitted beyond its sanctioned capacity, with many having to sleep on the floor. Jinja Hospital is situated 1½ km northeast of John Speke Monument.
Jinja Airport
Aerodrome
Jinja Airport is a small civilian and military airport in Uganda. It serves the town of Jinja in Jinja District, Busoga, Eastern Region. It is adjacent to the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College of the Uganda People's Defence Force at Kimaka, a suburb of Jinja. Jinja Airport is situated 3½ km north of John Speke Monument.
Nile International Hospital
Hospital
Nile International Hospital is one of the biggest hospitals in Uganda and specifically the biggest in the Eastern Region Eastern Region, Uganda. It is located in Jinja City the second largest city next to Kampala in Uganda. Nile International Hospital is situated 3½ km northeast of John Speke Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jinja and Buwenda.
Jinja
Photo: Bernard DUPONT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jinja is a city of 300,000 people in Uganda. The city is at the source of the Nile, and in Uganda more famously the source of Nile Beer. This is a popular destination for backpackers for its white water rafting.
Buwenda
Village
Buwenda is a small village in Uganda located in the Bugiri district, close to the town of Jinja. Buwenda is situated 7 km north of John Speke Monument.
Bugembe
Village
Bugembe is a town in Jinja District in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the seat of the Kingdom of Busoga, one of the four constitutional in Uganda, which is coterminous with the Busoga sub-region. Bugembe is situated 8 km northeast of John Speke Monument.
John Speke Monument
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Buikwe District, Central Uganda, Uganda, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
0.422° or 0° 25′ 19″ northLongitude
33.19434° or 33° 11′ 40″ eastOpen location code
6GGMC5CV+QPOpenStreetMap ID
node 6026848085OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Source of the Nile Gardens and The nile.
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