Ross-Bétio
in Saint-Louis, Senegal

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
16.273 and -16.138 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 16° 16' 23" and W -16° 8' 16"
Currency and Currency Code:
Franc - XOF
Spoken languages:
French, Wolof
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 03:18 PM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Africa/Dakar
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:39 am and 7:23 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-15.400 and 166.017 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tombaesar
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Senegal in Western Africa

Safety Score: 3,6 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Senegal.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Senegal. Last Update: 2024-04-30 08:30:35

Discover Ross-Bétio

Ross-Bétio in Saint-Louis is a town in Senegal about 140 mi (or 225 km) north-east of Dakar, the country's capital city.

Current time in Ross-Bétio is now 03:18 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Dakar with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports near Ross-Bétio, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Senegal is Saint Louis Airport in a distance of 27 mi (or 43 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Senegal is Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary in a distance of 26 mi (or 41 km), North-East.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rosso, Saint-Louis, Louga, Diourbel and Thies. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 33°C / 91 °F

Morning Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Evening Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Night Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 30%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (10 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

30°C (86 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Thursday, 2nd of May 2024

26°C (79 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Friday, 3rd of May 2024

25°C (78 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

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Parc Djoudj,Sénégal / Djoudj park, Senegal

Published: April 11, 2018
Length: 05:34 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Antoine Cuesta Closse

TITRE/RITLE ( English below) ---------- FRANCAIS ---------- Voyage autour du monde en Auto-stop depuis Septembre 2015, suivez cette aventure.


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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.

Bethio

The Principality of Bethio (also spelled Bequio, Bekio, Bitio, Bétio or Beetyo) was a small monarchy located for centuries along the lower Senegal River valley, on the border between modern Mauritania and Senegal, in the northeast of Biffeche. In the 18th century it was also called the "Royaume d'Oral". Its capital was at Poum, then moved to N'Dombo, and finally moved to Ross, Senegal in the 19th century (called Ross-Bethio since then).

Located at 16.2757, -16.1362 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Senegal, History of Senegal, Kingdoms of Senegal, French West Africa


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ross, Ross-Bétio, Ross-Béthio