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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: 0.3029,Lat: 51.4469
Elevation	13 meter above sea level
Local time	21:40:41pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Kent
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Dartford
Name	Swanscombe

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Knockhall	0.9 km	WestNorthWest
2 Greenhithe	1.2 km	West
3 Bluewater Retail Park	2.4 km	WestSouthWest
4 Bean	2.5 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Stone	2.9 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	32 km	WestSouthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	242 km	West
3 Brussel	Belgium	291 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Thames. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Hanningfield Reservoir (3.4 km² at a distance of 25.3 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is North Downs with a height of 197 meter (at a distance of 23.9 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 161.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 226 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 34%, low location: 66%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 48 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is London City Airport (at a distance of 18 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.1 km2

Wet nature

1.3 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

26.7 km2

38.1%

Urban area

31.8 km2

45.5%

Infrastructure

5.7 km2

8.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Swanscombe in country England

Swanscombe 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	22 km	WestNorthWest
2 Tower of London	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	27 km	WestNorthWest
3 Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	31 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Swanscombe

Type of weather in Swanscombe	few clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.92 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:16 Europe/Amsterdam