Obo
in Tana River, Kenya
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Hola Airport (12 mi) - Garissa Airport (66 mi)
- Manda Airstrip (89 mi)
- Kiwayu Airport (99 mi)
- Kiunga Airport (106 mi)
- Malindi Airport (130 mi)
- Liboi Airport (132 mi)
- Kilaguni Airport (172 mi)
- Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Lamu Old Town (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -1.349 and 40.002 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -1° 20' 54" and E 40° 0' 5"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shilling - KES
- Spoken languages:
- English, Swahili
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:31 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:59 am and 6:10 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -8.819 and -140.068 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Anaho - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,1 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Kenya.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Kenya. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Obo
Obo in Tana River is a town located in Kenya about 220 mi (or 354 km) east of Nairobi, the country's capital town.
Time in Obo is now 10:31 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Nairobi with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Obo. The closest airport in Kenya is Hola Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Kenya is Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests in a distance of 57 mi (or 92 km), South-West.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hola, Garissa, Lamu, Kitui and Kilifi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
| Night Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 72% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
29°C (84 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
32°C (90 °F)
29°C (85 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
33°C (91 °F)
30°C (87 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Tana River Primate Reserve
Tana River Primate Reserve, totaling eleven square miles of scattered forest patches, was set aside in 1976 in order to protect the swampy forests of the Lower Tana River and two endangered primates, the Tana River Mangabey and the Tana River Red Colobus, that are found there. The reserve, sixteen patches of forest ranging from 10 to 625 ha (totaling 171 km), extends for 16 km down the meandering lower Tana River located approximately 350 km east of Nairobi and 240 km north of Mombasa.
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