Kingsnorth
in Medway of England, United Kingdom
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Rochester Airport (7 mi) - Southend Airport (11 mi)
- London City Airport (24 mi)
- London Biggin Hill Airport (25 mi)
- Kent International Airport (33 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (35 mi)
- Lydd Airport (36 mi)
- Wethersfield Airport (38 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (39 mi)
- RAF Mildenhall (65 mi)
- RAF Lakenheath (68 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 14 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 23 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 23 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 120 mi)
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Amiens Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 130 mi) - Cobtree Manor Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Garon Park Golf Complex (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Chislehurst Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- The Rayleigh Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Ballards Gore Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Kings Hill Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Brentwood Golf Centre At Hartswood Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Crowlands Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Hemsted Forest Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Benton Hall Golf Club (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club (marina, (8 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.429 and 0.597 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 25' 43" and E 0° 35' 49"
- 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: 12:52 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:49 am and 8:03 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-04-20 08:25:34
Explore Kingsnorth
Kingsnorth in Medway (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 32 mi (or 51 km) east of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Kingsnorth is now 12:52 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Kingsnorth, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Rochester Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 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 United Kingdom is Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Upper Stoke, High Halstow, Cooling, Canvey Island and Rochester. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 63% |
| Air Pressure | 1029 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 45% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
9°C (47 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Chatham/Gillingham (Vic Pier)
Premier Inn Rainham (Kent)
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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.
Hoo Peninsula
The Hoo Peninsula is a peninsula in England separating the estuaries of the rivers Thames and Medway. It is dominated by a line of sand and clay hills, surrounded by an extensive area of marshland composed of alluvial silt. The name Hoo is the Old English word for spur of land.
Fort Hoo
Fort Hoo, like Fort Darnet was built on the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission on an island covering the inner navigable channel of the River Medway, in Medway.
Fort Darnet
Fort Darnet, like Fort Hoo was built on the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission on an island covering the inner navigable channel of the River Medway, Kent. Originally designed for two tiers of guns mounted in a circle, with a boom strung between them, there were many problems with subsidence, and after extensive cost overruns the forts were completed in 1871 with one tier, and 11 guns : a mixture of 9-inch and 7-inch rifled muzzle-loaders, and no boom.
PS Medway Queen
The PS Medway Queen is a paddle driven steamship, the only estuary paddle steamer left in the United Kingdom. She was one of the "little ships of Dunkirk", making a record 7 trips and rescuing 7000 men in the evacuation of Dunkirk. Presently deconstructed, she is the subject of a £1.8 million National Lottery Heritage Memorial Fund grant to restore her hull. Funds are being raised to restore the rest of her to operational condition.
Damhead Creek power station
Damhead Creek power station is a 792 MWe gas-fired power station in Kent, England on the Hoo Peninsula.
Kingsnorth (Medway)
For the village of Kingsnorth, near Ashford, see Kingsnorth. Kingsnorth is a place in Kent, England, on the south side of the Hoo Peninsula. It is distinct from the village of Kingsnorth, also in Kent, near Ashford. The nearest village is Hoo St Werburgh and the nearest town Rochester, Kent. Kingsnorth is the location of Kingsnorth thermal power station. It was the location of an airship base, RNAS Kingsnorth, during the First World War.
Sharnal Street railway station
Sharnal Street station was a railway station between High Halstow Halt and Beluncle Halt on the Hundred of Hoo Railway. It was opened on 1 April 1882 and closed to passengers on 4 December 1961 and freight on 20 August 1962. It originally only had one platform, a second platform was built in 1935. The station buildings were demolished in 1967.
Beluncle Halt railway station
Beluncle Halt was a Halt on the Hundred of Hoo Railway between Sharnal Street station and Middle Stoke halt. It was opened in July 1906 and closed to passengers on 4 December 1961. Although officially called Beluncle Halt the nameboard simple read Beluncle. Preceding station Disused railways Following station Sharnal Street 7/1906 to31-12-1922SECR Middle Stoke Halt Sharnal Street 1-1-1923 to31-12-1947SR Middle Stoke Halt Sharnal Street 1-1-1948 to3-12-1961BR(S) Middle Stoke Halt
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kingsnorth-on-Medway, Kingsnorth
