Chilton
in Oxfordshire of England, United Kingdom
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RAF Benson (9 mi) - RAF Brize Norton (18 mi)
- Oxford (Kidlington) Airport (19 mi)
- RAF Fairford (23 mi)
- RAF Odiham (28 mi)
- Lasham Airport (29 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (36 mi)
- Southampton Airport (43 mi)
- Bournemouth Airport (59 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 20 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 69 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 119 mi)
- Frilford Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Blue Mountain Golf and Conference Center (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Downshire Golf Complex (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Calcot Park Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Castle Royle Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.568 and -1.294 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 34' 4" and W -1° 17' 38"
- 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: 03:31 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:30 am and 8:33 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
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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: 2024-05-02 08:23:34
Delve into Chilton
Chilton in Oxfordshire (England) is located in United Kingdom about 50 mi (or 81 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Chilton is now 03:31 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports close to Chilton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Benson in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), East. 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 City of Bath in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), South-West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. 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: Farnborough, Frilford, Winterbourne, Welford and Newbury. 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 | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 6% |
| Air Humidity | 94% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
15°C (60 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kingswell
Oxford South (Didcot)
Videos from this area
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Harwell - The Holloway (Byway, N-S)
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Harwell Village Hall
The need for a new hall.
Cycling from Didcot to Harwell Campus via route 544
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GWR Diesel Railcar No.22 at the Didcot Railway Centre's 'DIDCOT, NEWBURY & SOUTHAMPTON' Gala
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Cycling from Didcot to Q Gardens Farm shop, Milton Hill, Steventon, Abingdon
Recorded with Polaroid XS100 @ 1080p.
Blockland Random Clips 5
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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.
Atomic Energy Research Establishment
The Atomic Energy Research Establishment (known as AERE or colloquially Harwell) near Harwell, Oxfordshire, was the main centre for atomic energy research and development in the United Kingdom from the 1940s to the 1990s.
Diamond Light Source
Diamond Light Source is the UK's national synchrotron science facility located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Its purpose is to produce intense beams of light whose special characteristics are useful in many areas of scientific research.
DIDO (nuclear reactor)
DIDO was a nuclear reactor at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom. It used enriched uranium metal fuel, and heavy water as both neutron moderator and primary coolant. There was also a graphite neutron reflector surrounding the core. In the design phase, DIDO was known as AE334 after its engineering design number.
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) is one of the national scientific research laboratories in the UK operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). It is located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus at Chilton near Didcot in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. It has a staff of approximately 1,200 people who support the work of over 10,000 scientists and engineers, chiefly from the university research community.
PLUTO reactor
PLUTO was a nuclear reactor at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom, one of five reactors on the site. It was based on the design of DIDO and used enriched uranium metal fuel, and heavy water as both neutron moderator and primary coolant. There was also a graphite neutron reflector surrounding the core. PLUTO was the third DIDO class reactor to become operational, after DIDO itself and HIFAR.
RAF Harwell
RAF Harwell was a Royal Air Force airfield in former Berkshire, England, near the village of Harwell, later the site of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The site is now in Oxfordshire. From its opening in February 1937 until March 1944, various bomber squadrons were stationed at the airfield. On the outbreak of war, it became part of No.
ISIS neutron source
ISIS is a pulsed neutron and muon source. It is situated at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom and is part of the Science and Technology Facilities Council. It uses the techniques of muon spectroscopy and neutron scattering to probe the structure and dynamics of condensed matter on a microscopic scale ranging from the subatomic to the macromolecular.
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
The Harwell Science and Innovation Campus is a science and technology campus near the villages of Harwell and Chilton, Oxfordshire, England. The site is about 16 miles south of Oxford. A large part of the site was formerly the main research establishment of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, but it has seen a transition to its new role as a science and business park as the nuclear facilities have been decommissioned.
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