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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 0.2022,Lat: 50.7424
Elevation	50 meter above sea level
Local time	19:35:47pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	East Sussex
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Wealden
Name	East Dean

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Friston	2.2 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Westdean	4.9 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Jevington	5.7 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Litlington	6.6 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Eastbourne	6.7 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	68 km	North
2 St Helier	Jersey	239 km	SouthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	243 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Birling Gap lies at the English Channel (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named South East. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Darwell Reservoir (0.6 km² at a distance of 28.8 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 169.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 237 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 5%, low location: 95%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 53 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6 km2

16.8%

Agriculture

24 km2

66.8%

Urban area

2.4 km2

6.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Birling Gap in country England

Birling Gap at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Maritime Greenwich	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	84 km	North
2 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	86 km	NorthEast
3 Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	88 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Eastbourne District

Type of weather in Eastbourne District	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:27 Europe/Amsterdam