Erkan
in Penghu of Taiwan, Taiwan

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
23.605 and 119.519 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 23° 36' 17" and E 119° 31' 7"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - TWD
Spoken languages:
Chinese, Chinese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 04:40 PM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Asia/Taipei
UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:20 am and 6:36 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-23.533 and -60.467 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pilcomayo
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Taiwan in Eastern Asia

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Taiwan.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Taiwan. Last Update: 2024-05-14 08:25:02

Delve into Erkan

Erkan in Penghu (Taiwan) is located in Taiwan about 161 mi (or 259 km) south-west of Taipei, the country's capital town.

Current time in Erkan is now 04:40 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Taipei with an UTC offset of 8 hours. We know of 13 airports close to Erkan, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Taiwan is Makung Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 12 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Magong, Taibao, Xinying, Tainan and Jiayi Shi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F

Morning Temperature 25°C / 77 °F
Evening Temperature 29°C / 84 °F
Night Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 57%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Wednesday, 15th of May 2024

30°C (85 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.

Thursday, 16th of May 2024

27°C (81 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Friday, 17th of May 2024

26°C (79 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Four Points by Sheraton Penghu

Address
4,4 mi
NO.197 XIANDIAN ROAD PENGHU
880 Magong City,Penghu County
Taiwan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Calamari Hostel

Address
4,1 mi
No. 75 Zhongshan Road
Magong
Taiwan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Windsurfing in Taiwan 2007

Published: June 10, 2009
Length: 28:29 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ShaoVladsurfer

Russian windsurfers in Penghu. Видеофильм Юрия Македонского о поездке владивостокских сёрферов на Пескадорские острова...


MKG _Magong 順承門 2005-10

Published: October 12, 2006
Length: 59:15 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: jd wu

PengHu/MaGong 澎湖馬公The little west side gate of the wall city 2005-10 For memory!


Lightning on Penghu Island Taiwan 澎湖島的閃電

Published: May 07, 2012
Length: 13:23 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Stephen Coleman

I got to watch a cool light show as I lay in bed in my hotel room in Magong, Penghu, Taiwan. April 29, 2012. NOTE: There is no sound.


Magong harbour Boats

Published: May 15, 2010
Length: 46:07 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: drjp81

Some boats arriving in Magong harbour.


玄武岩的故事 ; The story of Penghu basalt

Published: November 08, 2008
Length: 34:27 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: etcmis

澎湖玄武岩之美介紹玄武岩的故事中文版澎湖縣政府旅遊局企劃製作http://www.penghu.gov.tw 尖端公司製作出版:2008.7 版權歸屬:澎湖縣政府上傳製...


2012/06/25 澎湖花火節 煙火

Published: June 26, 2012
Length: 59:54 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 李俊億


Ocean hotel view in Magong

Published: May 15, 2010
Length: 46:29 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: drjp81

A quick look at our hotel room and view in Penghu.


MKG_The mkg Harbour Magong 馬公港 澎湖 2002

Published: October 15, 2006
Length: 20:04 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: jd wu

澎湖馬公馬公港.


MKG_ The Nioma Temple Magong PengHu 澎湖馬公 天后宮

Published: October 13, 2006
Length: 45:58 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jd wu

澎湖馬公天后宮(PengHu/MaGong)


2011.05.30澎湖花火節(員工旅遊)

Published: June 02, 2011
Length: 26:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: gogotk0416

太靠近了... 沒有拍的很好...


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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Erkan, Erh-k’an-ts’un, Erh-k’an-she, 二崁, Erh-k’an