Shiners
Shiners is a neighborhood in Nakuru County, Kenya. Shiners is situated nearby to the village Cool Rivers, as well as near Murogi A.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nakuru Airport and Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site and Museum.
Nakuru Airport
Aerodrome
Nakuru Airport, also referred to as Lanet Military Airstrip, is an airport in the town of Nakuru, in Nakuru County, Kenya. Its location is approximately 150 kilometres, by air, northwest of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport. Nakuru Airport is situated 2½ km east of Shiners.
Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site and Museum
Museum
The Hyrax Hill site was proclaimed a national monument in 1945 and opened to the public in 1965. This was as a result of startling discoveries of relics by Mrs. Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site and Museum is situated 3½ km northwest of Shiners.
Hyrax Hill
Archaeological site
Hyrax Hill is a prehistoric site near Nakuru in the Rift Valley province of Kenya. It is a rocky spur roughly half a kilometer in length, with an elevation of 1,900 meters above sea level at its summit. Hyrax Hill is situated 3½ km northwest of Shiners.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nakuru.
Nakuru
Photo: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0.
Nakuru, sometimes referred to as Nakuru City, is the capital city of Nakuru County, Kenya. As of 2019, Nakuru had an urban population of 570,674. The city lies along the Nairobi–Nakuru Highway, 160 kilometres from Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya.
Shiners
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Nakuru County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-0.29338° or 0° 17′ 36″ southLongitude
36.13208° or 36° 7′ 56″ eastOpen location code
6GFRP44J+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 8988367489OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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