Gwandong
in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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Suwon Airport (16 mi) - Cheongju International Airport (29 mi)
- Gimpo International Airport (41 mi)
- Incheon International Airport (49 mi)
- Wonju Airport (53 mi)
- A-306 Airport (67 mi)
- Yecheon Airport (73 mi)
- Jeon Ju Airport (79 mi)
- Hwaseong Fortress (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- Namhansanseong (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
- Jongmyo Shrine (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
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Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong (Unesco heritage, 74 mi) - Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks (Unesco heritage, 100 mi)
- Everland (amusement park, (19 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 37.028 and 127.138 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 37° 1' 40" and E 127° 8' 16"
- 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: 11:24 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:19 am and 5:16 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.888 and -54.793 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Balneario Buenos Aires - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Discover Gwandong
Gwandong in Gyeonggi-do is a place in South Korea about 38 mi (or 61 km) south of Seoul, the country's capital city.
Current time in Gwandong is now 11:24 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Asia / Seoul with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports near Gwandong, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in South Korea is Suwon Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), North-West. 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 Hwaseong Fortress in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 km), North-West. We encountered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Suwon, Sejong, Cheongju-si, Seoul and Incheon. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 49% |
| Air Pressure | 1030 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
4°C (40 °F)
0°C (33 °F)
Rain and snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Centralperson Pyeongtaek
Videos from this area
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Zipline Trip - Youth Center Round Up - YCTV 1407
YCTV is a monthly television show produced by the U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys Public Affairs Office in partnership with Family & MWR. To learn more about the Humphreys Youth Center and...
IN FOCUS - BOSS Paragliding Trip - 5 April 2014
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Holiday Orphanage Visit- Youth Center Round Up - YCTV 1402
YCTV is a monthly television show produced by the U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys Public Affairs Office in partnership with Family & MWR. To learn more about the Humphreys Youth Center and...
IN FOCUS - 64th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battle of Cheonan - 8 July 2014
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IN FOCUS - 2014 KATUSA Friendship Week - Korean DOD Honor Guard - Camp Humphreys - 14 April 2014
To learn more about living and serving with the U.S. Army in South Korea, visit us online at http://www.facebook.com/usaghumphreys Humphreys units participate in KATUSA-US Soldier Week Story...
National Mom Comedy at Camp Humphreys - August 12 & Suwon Air Base - August 13.
Carole Montgomery, @NationalMom, takes pride in what she does, for her own family and her "adopted" military children. After her son, now grown, became an adult, she didn't want to stop mothering...
IN FOCUS - 2014 KATUSA Friendship Week - Samulnori - Camp Humphreys - 14 April 2014
To learn more about living and serving with the U.S. Army in South Korea, visit us online at http://www.facebook.com/usaghumphreys Humphreys units participate in KATUSA-US Soldier Week Story...
IN FOCUS - 2014 KATUSA Friendship Week - Soccer - Camp Humphreys - 15-16 April 2014
To learn more about living and serving with the U.S. Army in South Korea, visit us online at http://www.facebook.com/usaghumphreys Humphreys units participate in KATUSA-US Soldier Week Story...
IN FOCUS - 2014 KATUSA Friendship Week - Relay run - Camp Humphreys - 17 April 2014
To learn more about living and serving with the U.S. Army in South Korea, visit us online at http://www.facebook.com/usaghumphreys Humphreys units participate in KATUSA-US Soldier Week Story...
IN FOCUS - 2014 KATUSA Friendship Week - Basketball - Camp Humphreys - 15-16 April 2014
To learn more about living and serving with the U.S. Army in South Korea, visit us online at http://www.facebook.com/usaghumphreys Humphreys units participate in KATUSA-US Soldier Week Story...
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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.
Pyeongtaek
Pyeongtaek is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Located in the southwestern part of the province, Pyeongtaek was founded as a union of two districts in 940, during the Goryeo dynasty. It was elevated to city status in 1986, and is home to a South Korean naval base and a large concentration of United States troops. The Korean government plans to transform Pyeongtaek city to an international economic hub to coincide with the move of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) to Pyeongtaek.
Battle of Pyongtaek
The Battle of Pyongtaek was the second engagement between United States and North Korean forces during the Korean War, occurring on July 6, 1950 in the village of Pyongtaek in western South Korea. The fight ended in a North Korean victory following unsuccessful attempts by American forces to inflict significant damage or delays on advancing North Korean units, despite several opportunities to do so.
Korea National College of Welfare
Korea National College of Welfare is a national university located in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Gwandong.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
관동, Gwandong, Kwan-dong
