Forest Road
Forest Road is a locality in Nakuru County, Kenya. Forest Road is situated nearby to the locality Forest Station, as well as near Maragoli Road.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hyrax Hill and Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site and Museum.
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 3 km southeast of Forest Road.
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 3 km southeast of Forest Road.
Afraha Stadium
Stadium
The Afraha Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nakuru, Kenya. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Nakuru AllStars of the Kenyan Premier League and Ulinzi Stars of the Kenyan Premier League. Afraha Stadium is situated 3½ km south of Forest Road.
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.
Forest Road
- Type: Locality
- Location: Nakuru County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-0.26539° or 0° 15′ 55″ southLongitude
36.08435° or 36° 5′ 4″ eastOpen location code
6GFRP3MM+RPOpenStreetMap ID
node 9436383537OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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