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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: 1.158,Lat: 51.0844
Elevation	24 meter above sea level
Local time	16:36:01pm
Name province/region (Country)	England
Wiki-website Subregion (County)	Kent
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Shepway
Name	Folkestone Park

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Channel Tunnel Terminal	2.7 km	NorthWest
2 Hawkinge	3.4 km	North
3 Paddlesworth	3.8 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Capel-Le-Ferne	4.3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Densole	5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	92 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	226 km	EastSouthEast
3 Paris	France	262 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Folkestone lies at the English Channel (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named South East. The nearest bigger lake is Bewl Water (3.5 km² at a distance of 51 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 97.2 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 136 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 97%, The hills are mainly southern 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 Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 95 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.4 km2

2.9%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

25.7 km2

54.1%

Urban area

15.6 km2

32.8%

Infrastructure

2.2 km2

4.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Folkestone in country England

Folkestone 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	North
2 Maritime Greenwich	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	92 km	NorthWest
3 Tower of London	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	98 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Shepway District

Type of weather in Shepway District	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	998 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	08:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:00 Europe/Amsterdam