Grain
in Medway of England, United Kingdom
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Southend Airport (8 mi) - Rochester Airport (11 mi)
- Kent International Airport (28 mi)
- London City Airport (28 mi)
- London Biggin Hill Airport (31 mi)
- Lydd Airport (36 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (36 mi)
- Wethersfield Airport (37 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (44 mi)
- RAF Mildenhall (63 mi)
- RAF Lakenheath (66 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 20 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 120 mi)
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Amiens Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 128 mi) - Garon Park Golf Complex (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Ballards Gore Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- The Rayleigh Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Cobtree Manor Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Chislehurst Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Kings Hill Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Herne Bay Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Crowlands Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Benton Hall Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Hemsted Forest Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club (marina, (5 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.456 and 0.711 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 27' 21" and E 0° 42' 40"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:45 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:36 am and 8:13 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Delve into Grain
Grain in Medway (England) with it's 1,648 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 36 mi (or 58 km) east of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Grain is now 07:45 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports close to Grain, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Southend Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), North. 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 United Kingdom is Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 km), West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. 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: Southend-on-Sea, Upper Stoke, Leigh-on-Sea, Canvey Island and High Halstow. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 74% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
11°C (53 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Ilfracombe House
Southend-on-Sea Park Inn By Radisson Palace
Sittingbourne Kent
Welbeck
TRAVELODGE SOUTHEND ON SEA
Southend On Sea
Southend-On-Sea (Thorpe Bay)
Videos from this area
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DEED I DO -- CAROL & THE JAZZ CREW
CAROL & THE JAZZ CREW performing DEED I DO at the PETERBOAT PUB,LEIGH-ON-SEA,23/06/09.Tim Huskisson - keys/piano. Roger Curphey --double bass. Alan Clarke - drums. Carol - Vocals.
Portas Pilot - Sheerness
Video for the Portas Pilot bid submitted for Sheerness, Kent.
Sheerness-on-Sea to Swale on 466031
The journey from Sheerness-on-Sea to Swale aboard 466031 working 2D40 1402 Sheerness-on-Sea to Sittingbourne on Wednesday 28th November 2012.
Fire at Sheerness Docks
Fire at the reefer store in Sheerness Docks.
Craig Taking our 4.8m RIB Intercept out to sea near Sheerness
Olau Britannia Juni 1992
Rückfahrt von England Sheerness nach Holland Vlissingen mit der Olau Britannia. Journey home with the Olau Britannia from Sheerness to Flushing.
Loud Fireworks | Garden Firework Displays | Loudest Fireworks UK
This must be the loudest fireworks display in the UK. This is the finale to fireworks night, after a few thousand pounds spent on fireworks, we decided to set up 4 screamers, 1 multishot barrage...
seaesta with ringo
water fun with boats from thames barrier yacht club.
hurricane 5.9sx bow diving in
hurricane 5.9sx bow diving in.
shafted promo
Paul Rogers plays the lead role of "Dodge" in this Brit flick style short. A debut film from some exciting new talent. Gangsters, drugs but above all making sure you dont get Shafted.
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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.
Isle of Grain
The Isle of Grain, (OE Greon meaning gravel) is the easternmost point of the Hoo Peninsula in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It was, until 1998, part of Kent and is still ceremonially associated via the Lieutenancies Act. No longer an island, the Isle is almost all marshland and the Grain Marshes are an important habitat for birdlife. The Isle constitutes a civil parish, which at the 2001 census had a population of 1,731.
Grain Fort
Grain Fort was built in the 1860s on the eastern end of the Hoo peninsula to control the entrance to the Medway, Kent, England. All surface structures were demolished in the 1960s, so all that remains are underground passages. Nearby is the 1855 Grain Tower Battery, an extensively remodelled East Coast type Martello Tower. Garrison Point Fort lies the other side of the Medway.
London Thamesport
London Thamesport is a container seaport on the River Medway, serving the North Sea. It is located on the Isle of Grain, in the Medway unitary authority district of the English county of Kent. The area was formerly called Port Victoria.
Grain Crossing Halt railway station
Grain Crossing Halt was a halt on the Hundred of Hoo Railway between Stoke Junction Halt and Port Victoria station in the UK. It was opened on 1 July 1906 and closed to rail traffic (but not passengers) on 11 July 1951. A bus service operated until 3 September 1951, when it was replaced by Grain station.
Grain railway station
Grain station was a railway station in the Medway, England. It opened on 3 September 1951, replacing Grain Crossing Halt, and closed on 4 December 1961. It was located between Grain Crossing Halt and Port Victoria stations. Preceding station Disused railways Following station Stoke Junction Halt British Rail, Southern Region Terminus for passenger service.
Medway Power Station
Medway Power Station is a 688 megawatts gas-fired power station on the Isle of Grain in Medway next to the River Medway.
BritNed
BritNed is a high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) submarine power cable between the Isle of Grain in Kent, the United Kingdom; and Maasvlakte in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The BritNed interconnection would serve as a vital link for the foreseeable European super grid project.
HMS Princess Irene
HMS Princess Irene was a 5,394 GRT ocean liner which was built in 1914 by William Denny and Brothers Ltd, Dumbarton, Scotland for the Canadian Pacific Railway. She was requisitioned by the Royal Navy on completion and converted to an auxiliary minelayer. On 27 May 1915, she exploded and sank off Sheerness, Kent with the loss of 352 lives.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Grain.
Sheerness, Sheerness (source)
Sheerness: IOS Sailing Club North East, Sheerness (source)
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