Gokchon
in Gangwon-do, South Korea

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
38.157 and 127.641 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 38° 9' 25" and E 127° 38' 29"
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: 07:08 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Asia/Seoul
UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:03 am and 5:23 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-34.663 and -54.165 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
La Paloma
References
This place on Geonames.org

Explore Gokchon

Gokchon in Gangwon-do is a city in South Korea about 55 mi (or 88 km) north-east of Seoul, the country's capital.

Local time in Gokchon is now 07:08 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Seoul with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Gokchon, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in South Korea is A-306 Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), South. 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 Namhansanseong in a distance of 53 mi (or 86 km), South-West.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hwacheon, Chuncheon, Bangsan, Dongnae and Sindong. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F

Morning Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 40 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 37%
Air Pressure 1031 hPa
Wind Speed Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Friday, 8th of November 2024

13°C (56 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.

Saturday, 9th of November 2024

15°C (59 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.

Sunday, 10th of November 2024

16°C (61 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, calm.

Videos from this area

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Visit Korea Live Information, Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival

Published: June 11, 2009
Length: 07:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: KNTO2004

This winter take a vacation to Hwacheon in Gangwon-do province, and enjoy the spectacular Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival! The Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Festival ranks ...


2015.01.10 화천 얼음나라 산천어축제 (Hwacheon Sancheoneo Festival)

Published: January 14, 2015
Length: 39:20 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Jun Seok Lee


2014.01.04 화천 얼음나라 산천어축제 (Hwacheon Sancheoneo Festival)

Published: January 09, 2014
Length: 21:26 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Jun Seok Lee

http://www.narafestival.com 화천 얼음나라 산천어 축제.


2012 Hwacheon Sancheoneo ice Festival part.1

Published: February 12, 2012
Length: 20:16 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: snowtiger man

2012 Hwacheon Sancheoneo ice Festival (South Korea) * Sancheoneo Ice Fishing.


TREE PLANET_DMZ forest research trip

Published: March 28, 2011
Length: 07:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: treeplanetvideo

Oct. 29. 2010 HyungSoo Kim and Min-Cheol Jeong, Co-founder of TREE PLANET, went on a trip to military border between North and South Korea so called "DMZ".(demilitarized zone) The purpose...


2013.09.28 화천 붕어섬유원지, 화천오일장, 화천토속어류생태체험관 (Bungeoseom Island, Hwacheon Market, Fish Life Center)

Published: October 06, 2013
Length: 41:12 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Jun Seok Lee

화천 붕어섬유원지, 화천오일장, 화천토속어류생태체험관 (Bungeoseom Island, Hwacheon Market, Fish Life Experience Center)


Eatling LIVE Minnows

Published: January 11, 2013
Length: 05:03 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Leon Carl

We went back to Hwacheon this year. This time we got our own bowl of minnows to eat.


2009쪽배콘테스트 일반부문15팀모음

Published: August 02, 2009
Length: 42:48 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 어랍쇼

2009 화천쪽배캠프 hwacheon jjokbae camp 창작쪽배콘테스트 일반부문15팀모음 http://narafestival.com.


Yamaha R1

Published: May 15, 2012
Length: 06:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Sean

2007 Yamaha R1 - Riding through the mountains/country side of South Korea. Beautiful Riding.


09산천어축제_공식CF_30초

Published: December 03, 2008
Length: 45:18 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 어랍쇼

2009 얼음나라화천 산천어축제 1월10일~27일까지 narafestival.com.


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