How far is Kakamega from the sea?
Kakamega is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 690 km (429 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Kilifi, Kenya.
To the coast
690 km
429 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
66 km
with Uganda
Setting
Far inland
143rd farthest from the sea of 861 cities
KakamegaNearest point on the coast
How far are you from the sea?
Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.
Kakamega at a glance
- Coordinates
- 0.2842° N, 34.7523° E
- Region
- Kakamega, Kenya
- Distance to the coast
- 690 km (429 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 2.7378° S, 40.1790° E (Kilifi, Kenya)
- Nearest land border
- 66 km (41 miles), with Uganda
- Among Kenya's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 3 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Kakamega from the sea?
Kakamega is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 690 km (429 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Kilifi, Kenya.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 690 km (429 miles) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Kakamega from the nearest border?
Kakamega is 66 km (41 miles) from the nearest land border, with Uganda, in a straight line.
Where in Kakamega is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (0.2842° N, 34.7523° E). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the sea than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.