Hastings
in Western Area, Sierra Leone

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
8.380 and -13.137 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 8° 22' 47" and W -13° 8' 12"
Currency and Currency Code:
Leone - SLL
Spoken languages:
English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:01 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Africa/Freetown
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:48 am and 6:30 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-10.221 and 166.306 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Malapu
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Sierra Leone in Western Africa

Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sierra Leone.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sierra Leone. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Hastings

Hastings in Western Area with it's 5,121 citizens is a city in Sierra Leone a little east of Freetown, the country's capital city.

Local time in Hastings is now 08:01 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Africa / Freetown with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Hastings. The closest airport in Sierra Leone is Hastings Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Freetown, Forecariah, Makeni, Conakry and Coyah. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 88 °F

Morning Temperature 25°C / 78 °F
Evening Temperature 28°C / 82 °F
Night Temperature 27°C / 80 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 59%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 31% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

31°C (88 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Monday, 25th of November 2024

30°C (87 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

31°C (87 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

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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.

Western Area Forest Reserve

Western Area Forest Reserve, also known as the Western Area Peninsula Forest Reserve, is a non-hunting forest reserve in Sierra Leone. The area became a forest reserve in 1916 and has an area of 17,688 hectares . It was demarcated by Charles Lane Poole, Sierra Leone's first ever 'Conservator of Forests,' and founder of the Sierra Leonean Forestry Department. It is the westernmost semi-deciduous closed canopy forest in Sierra Leone.

Located at 8.34056, -13.1578 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Western Area, Protected areas of Sierra Leone

Hastings, Sierra Leone

For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). Hastings Hastings, Sierra Leone is located in Sierra LeoneHastingsHastings Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:8|23|N|13|08|W|type:city(15054)_region:SL|| | |name= }} Country Sierra Leone Region Western Area District Western Area Rural District Population (2004)  • Total 15,054 Time zone Greenwich Mean Time Hastings is a town in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone.

Located at 8.38333, -13.1333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Sierra Leone, Western Area, Freetown, Sierra Leone Liberated African villages


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Hastings