Hoo
in Medway of England, United Kingdom
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Rochester Airport (5 mi) - Southend Airport (12 mi)
- London City Airport (23 mi)
- London Biggin Hill Airport (24 mi)
- Redhill Aerodrome (33 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (35 mi)
- Lydd Airport (36 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (38 mi)
- Wethersfield Airport (38 mi)
- RAF Mildenhall (65 mi)
- RAF Lakenheath (68 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 12 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 24 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 120 mi)
- Cobtree Manor Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Chislehurst Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Garon Park Golf Complex (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Kings Hill Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- The Rayleigh Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Ballards Gore Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Dartford Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Brentwood Golf Centre At Hartswood Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Hemsted Forest Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Crowlands Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club (marina, (10 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.421 and 0.563 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 25' 13" and E 0° 33' 46"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:47 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:17 am and 4:07 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Hoo
Hoo in Medway (England) with it's 5,377 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 30 mi (or 49 km) east of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Hoo is now 03:47 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports close to Hoo, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Rochester Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 9 km), South-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 United Kingdom is Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in a distance of 12 mi (or 20 km), West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. 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: High Halstow, Cooling, Upper Stoke, Rochester and Canvey Island. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 75% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 96% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
9°C (47 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
BRIDGEWOOD MANOR - QHOTELS
TRAVELODGE CHATHAM MARITIME
Holiday Inn ROCHESTER - CHATHAM
Gillingham Business Park
TRAVELODGE MEDWAY M2
Chatham/Gillingham (Vic Pier)
Premier Inn Rainham (Kent)
Videos from this area
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Boat Trip on the Medway
As part of Kent Coastal Week, sponsored by Kent County Council, the Motor Tug Kent took some passengers for a trip along the River Medway on Sunday 28 October 2012. The MT Kent was built in...
Class 465/9 at Gillingham
Class 465/9 "465 929" leaves Gillingham.
funNstuff 2013 family sailing holiday pt1 on a Benneteau 32s5
The Foxwell family consists of me Hannah, my husband Ian and our 5 year old daughter Elizabeth, who we call Izzy. This holiday started on the river Medway in Kent. From here we headed north,...
EP08 Holiday 2014 pt3 in our Jeanneau Sunfast 32i
This is the last in our series of films covering our 2014 holiday up the east coast of England. We had some miserable weather but also, ironically, on the penultimate day we also had some...
Cotswold lift gillingham station
a cotswold lift at gillingham train station. this lift keeps breaking down. http://benobve.110mb.com.
funNstuff 2013 family sailing holiday pt2 on a Benneteau 32s5
The Foxwell family consists of me Hannah, my husband Ian and our 5 year old daughter Elizabeth, who we call Izzy. This holiday started on the river Medway in Kent. From here we headed north,...
375825 + 375901 + 375715 Pass Gillingham Depot
375825 + 375901 + 375715 Pass Gillingham Depot Working 1S30 11:22 Victoria - Ramsgate.
377504 & 377213 Leave Gillingham
After Working 1S03 16:22 Bedford - Gillingham First Capital Connect/Southeastern Service 377504 & 377213 Work 5S93 into Gillingham Depot.
Tour of lifts at the new mid kent collage at gillingham
a Tour of lifts at the new mid kent collage building at gillingham, otis gen2 lifts, and a bit about the lifts at the rest of the universities at medway. http://benobve.110mb.com.
375702 & 375601 Pass Gillingham Depot
375702 & 375601 Pass Gillingham Depot Working 1G87 17:08 Cannon Street - Ramsgate.
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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.
Fort Hoo
Fort Hoo, like Fort Darnet was built on the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission on an island covering the inner navigable channel of the River Medway, in Medway.
PS Medway Queen
The PS Medway Queen is a paddle driven steamship, the only estuary paddle steamer left in the United Kingdom. She was one of the "little ships of Dunkirk", making a record 7 trips and rescuing 7000 men in the evacuation of Dunkirk. Presently deconstructed, she is the subject of a £1.8 million National Lottery Heritage Memorial Fund grant to restore her hull. Funds are being raised to restore the rest of her to operational condition.
High Halstow Halt railway station
High Halstow Halt was a Halt between Cliffe and Sharnal Street stations on the Hundred of Hoo Railway. It was opened in July 1906 and closed to passengers on 4 December 1961. The halt was 1¾ miles from Cliffe station. Preceding station Disused railways Following station Cliffe 7/1906 to31-12-1922SECR Sharnal Street Cliffe 1-1-1923 to 31-12-1947SR Sharnal Street Cliffe 1-1-1948 to3-12-1961BR(S) Sharnal Street
Sharnal Street railway station
Sharnal Street station was a railway station between High Halstow Halt and Beluncle Halt on the Hundred of Hoo Railway. It was opened on 1 April 1882 and closed to passengers on 4 December 1961 and freight on 20 August 1962. It originally only had one platform, a second platform was built in 1935. The station buildings were demolished in 1967.
Hoo, Suffolk
Hoo is a village and a civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Nearby settlements include the town of Wickham Market and the villages of Kettleburgh, Charsfield and Letheringham.
Fort Gillingham
Fort Gillingham, also known as Gillingham Fort, was constructed in 1669 on the south bank of the River Medway. In conjunction with Cockham Wood Fort it took on the role of defending Chatham Dockyard from seaborne attack, a role which had been performed by Upnor Castle for the previous hundred years. Fort Gillingham was demolished long ago, but its ramparts and ditches are clearly shown on the 1869 O. S. map and the site identified as a coastguard station.
Cockham Wood Fort
Cockham Wood Fort was constructed in 1669 on the north bank of the River Medway. In conjunction with Fort Gillingham it took on the role of defending Chatham Dockyard from seaborne attack, a role which had been performed by Upnor Castle for the previous hundred years. The fort was abandoned around 1818 after several decades of gradual dilapidation.
Radio Sunlight
Radio Sunlight is a community radio station serving the Medway towns in Kent, England. The station broadcasts on 106.6FM throughout Medway.
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