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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.357,Lat: 51.3792
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	23:38:51pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Kent
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Thanet
Name	Garlinge

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Manston	3.8 km	South
2 Acol	4.2 km	SouthWest
3 Broadstairs	4.7 km	EastSouthEast
4 West Dumpton	5.6 km	SouthEast
5 Cliffs End	5.6 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	102 km	West
2 Brussel	Belgium	218 km	EastSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	267 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Margate lies at the North Sea (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named South East. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Abberton Reservoir (4.7 km² at a distance of 59.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 89 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 125 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 98%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Stansted Airport (at a distance of 96 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Southend Airport (at a distance of 51 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

26.3 km2

52.3%

Urban area

19.2 km2

38.2%

Infrastructure

4.2 km2

8.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Margate in country England

Margate at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	22 km	WestSouthWest
2 Maritime Greenwich	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	95 km	WestNorthWest
3 Tower of London	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	101 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Margate
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Westgate on Sea

Type of weather in Westgate on Sea	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.35 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1031 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	15 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam