Whetsted

General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 0.373,Lat: 51.1897
Elevation	50 meter above sea level
Local time	13:14:18pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Kent
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Tunbridge Wells
Name	Capel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Five Oak Green	1.3 km	WestSouthWest
2 Paddock Wood	1.6 km	SouthEast
3 Beltring	2.4 km	NorthEast
4 Capel	2.6 km	WestSouthWest
5 East Peckham	2.7 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	36 km	WestNorthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	249 km	WestNorthWest
3 Brussel	Belgium	282 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 16 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Thames. The nearest bigger lake is Bewl Water (3.5 km² at a distance of 12.5 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is North Downs with a height of 197 meter (at a distance of 10.7 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 152.3 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 213 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 99%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 40 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.1 km2

Agriculture

69.6 km2

88.6%

Urban area

4.7 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Whetsted in country England

Whetsted 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	42 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Tower of London	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	47 km	NorthWest
3 Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	49 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Paddock Wood

Type of weather in Paddock Wood	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:21 Europe/Amsterdam