
Beach / Water sports destination
Ada Foah
Ada East, Greater Accra
Estuary and beach destination between the Volta River and Atlantic Ocean, with islands, kayaking, sailing, turtle sites, and sunsets.
Map & GIS layers
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Flooding risk, walkability, transit, schools, and more — each scored 1–5 with sources you can audit.
Map insights
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Lifestyle
Risks & utilities
- Mixed
Markets
Day markets, supermarkets, farmers' markets
Score3.0 / 51 mapped markets features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted mapped count and nearest-feature distance. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
Score model
- Mapped feature count60% · 1 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.2 km
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap - Mixed
Schools
International, private, and public school density
Score3.0 / 55 mapped schools features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted mapped count and nearest-feature distance. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
Score model
- Mapped feature count60% · 5 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.5 km
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap - Sparse
Transit
Trotros, taxis, and commuter routes
Score1.0 / 50 mapped bus stops within 1.2 km of the town centre. Transit summary still reflects broader trotro, taxi, and commuter-route access; the map score uses weighted bus-stop count and nearest-stop distance.
Score model
- Mapped feature count65% · 0 features
- Nearest mapped feature35% · 1.2 km
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap - Low indicative risk
Flood risk
Rainy-season waterlogging and catchment zones
Score5.0 / 5Indicative, non-authoritative exposure layer from 0 mapped waterways/water features within 0.9 km of the town centre, supported by 1 NASA EONET regional weather event within 75 km. Score uses weighted local water-feature density, nearest water-feature distance, and low-weight EONET support. Confirm individual properties during inspection.
Score model
- Mapped waterways and water features45% · 0 features
- Nearest mapped water feature40% · 0.9 km
- NASA EONET regional support15% · 1 events
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap, NASA EONET, Habivista neighbourhood guide - Mixed
Green space
Parks, tree cover, and open green areas
Score3.0 / 53 mapped green space features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted mapped count and nearest-feature distance, plus approximate mapped green area. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
Score model
- Mapped feature count35% · 3 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.2 km
- Mapped green area25% · 1.4 ha
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap - Sparse
Healthcare
Hospitals, clinics, pharmacies
Score1.0 / 50 mapped healthcare features within 1.5 km of the town centre. Score uses weighted mapped count and nearest-feature distance. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
Score model
- Mapped feature count60% · 0 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 1.5 km
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap
Destination overview
About Ada Foah
Estuary and beach destination between the Volta River and Atlantic Ocean, with islands, kayaking, sailing, turtle sites, and sunsets.
- Volta estuary coast
- Kayaking
- resorts
- estuary views
- 1-2 days
Travel context
- Category
- Beach / Water sports
- Area
- Ada East, Greater Accra
- Map centre
- 5.7820, 0.6350
Distance to landmarks
Straight-line distance from the centre of Ada Foah. Drive times will differ with traffic.
- Labadi Beach90.7 km
- Kotoka International Airport90.9 km
- Accra Mall91.2 km
- University of Ghana (Legon)92.1 km
- 37 Military Hospital92.8 km
- Accra city centre (CBD)96.7 km
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From the journal
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