Chŏm-ch’on
in Gangwon-do, South Korea
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Gangneung Airport (31 mi) - Uljin Airport (45 mi)
- Yangyang International Airport (55 mi)
- Wonju Airport (57 mi)
- Yecheon Airport (58 mi)
- Sokcho Airport (62 mi)
- A-306 Airport (80 mi)
- Cheongju International Airport (92 mi)
- Pohang Airport (94 mi)
- Gimpo International Airport (122 mi)
- Incheon International Airport (140 mi)
- Gimhae International Airport (147 mi)
- Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
- Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Gyeongju Historic Areas (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple (Unesco heritage, 107 mi)
- Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks (Unesco heritage, 115 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 37.306 and 128.992 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 37° 18' 19" and E 128° 59' 31"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Won - KRW
- Spoken languages:
- Korean, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:36 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:56 am and 5:19 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.402 and -53.783 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Cabo Polonio - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Explore Chŏm-ch’on
Chŏm-ch’on in Gangwon-do is located in South Korea about 112 mi (or 180 km) east of Seoul, the country's capital.
Local time in Chŏm-ch’on is now 07:36 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Seoul with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 12 airports in the wider vicinity of Chŏm-ch’on, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in South Korea is Gangneung Airport in a distance of 31 mi (or 50 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in South Korea is Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty in a distance of 31 mi (or 49 km), West.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Andong, Yecheon, Seoseok, Yeongdeok and Sokcho. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 35 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 42% |
| Air Pressure | 1029 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 8th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.
Saturday, 9th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.
Sunday, 10th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Videos from this area
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The windturbine
The windturbine, kangwondo taebak city, south korea * http://cafe.naver.com/renewableenergy/13370.
Windy hills in korea (Mt. Maebong) 매봉산 바람의언덕
Maebong mountain in Taebaek city, Korea. You can enjoy the wide veiw and strong wind on the top of Mt. Maebong.
강원도 태백 매봉산 바람의언덕
강원도 #태백 #매봉산 #바람의언덕 #풍력발전소 2013. 12. 07.
![preview picture of video '[Timelapse] With Cloud'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zGHHmRnnfKc/mqdefault.jpg "'[Timelapse] With Cloud'")
[Timelapse] With Cloud
2013-10-20 Timelapse Cloud @ Ridge of Wind, Taebaek, Kangwondo, Korea.
Summer Vacation, Hiking in a storm, Jeju Island, Racing and Laughing at People Part 3
Made this video for my students in Korea. This covers my race at Taebaek Racing Park.
솔안터널 Solan Tunnel 운행영상 (3배속)
도계 ~ 동백산간 솔안터널 경유 운행 영상입니다. 마지막 터널을 나오는 부분을 제외하고 모두 3배속으로 처리되었으며 실제 운행 시간은 정확히...
흥전역 스위치백2
영동선 도계-흥전 (스위치백 구간)
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나한정역 스위치백2
switchback
스위치백 나한정→흥전 Switchback in South Korea Nahanjeong Station → Heungjeon Station.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Hwanseon Cave
Hwanseon Cave (환선굴) is a cave located in Gangwon province, South Korea. It is one of the largest limestone caves in Asia, and the biggest in Korea, with 6.2 km of known passages and a total suspected length of 8 km, 1.6 km of which are visited by over 1 million people per year. In 1966 the South Korea government designated this cave and a neighboring cave not open to the public, Gwaneum cave (관음굴), National Monument 178. Hwanseongul was opened to the public in 1997.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Chŏm-ch’on.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
점촌, Chŏm-ch’on
