Discover Danyang
Danyang in Jeollanam-do is a town in South Korea about 181 mi (or 291 km) south of Seoul, the country's capital city.
Current time in Danyang is now 12:01 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Seoul with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 10 airports near Danyang, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in South Korea is Gwangju Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 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 Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), North. We discovered 3 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hancheolli, Hwasun, Gwangju, Naju and Jangheung. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
Morning Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 62% |
Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
Wind Speed | Calm with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 9th of November 2024
18°C (64 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 10th of November 2024
17°C (62 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 11th of November 2024
19°C (65 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
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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.
Dolmen
A dolmen, also known as a portal tomb, portal grave, or quoit, is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of three or more upright stones supporting a large flat horizontal capstone (table), although there are also more complex variants. Most date from the early Neolithic period (4000 to 3000 BC).
Hwasun County
Hwasun County (Hwasun-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
The Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites are the location of hundreds of stone dolmen which were used as grave markers and for ritual purposes during the first millennium BCE when the Megalithic Culture was prominent on the Korean Peninsula. The sites were designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. Korea is said to contain more than 40% of the worlds dolmen, which are mostly concentrated in these three sites.