Hertford

General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.0769,Lat: 51.7945
Elevation	63 meter above sea level
Local time	2:20:58am
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Hertfordshire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	East Hertfordshire
Name	Hertford Castle

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hertingfordbury	2.2 km	West
2 Hertford Heath	2.4 km	SouthEast
3 Waterford	3 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Ware	3.6 km	EastNorthEast
5 Birch Green	3.6 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	53 km	South
2 Cardiff	Wales	217 km	West
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	313 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 44 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Thames. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is King George's Reservoir (0.5 km² at a distance of 15.4 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 177.2 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 248 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 Luton Airport (at a distance of 22 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is London City Airport (at a distance of 33 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.9 km2

11.3%

Agriculture

53.2 km2

67.7%

Urban area

12.8 km2

16.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hertford in country England

Hertford at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tower of London	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	32 km	South
2 Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	33 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Maritime Greenwich	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	35 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hertford

Type of weather in Hertford	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	06:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:51 Europe/Amsterdam