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Where is Herne Bay?

Herne Bay is located in the county of Kent, South East England, four miles east of the town of Whitstable, 21 miles south-east of the major town of Southend-on-Sea, and 55 miles east of London. Herne Bay falls within the district council of Canterbury, under the county council of Kent. It is in the CT6 postcode district. The post town for Herne Bay is Herne Bay.

Herne Bay on a map

Map showing extent of Herne Bay as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Herne Bay
Map showing location of Herne Bay within the UK
Location of Herne Bay within the UK

Which county is Herne Bay in?

Herne Bay is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.

Ceremonial CountyKent
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyKent

Where is Herne Bay in Kent?

Herne Bay is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kent, and towards the easternmost extremity of Kent.

Map showing location of Herne Bay within Kent
Location of Herne Bay within Kent

What is the postcode for Herne Bay?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Herne Bay is CT6 5LE.

Where is Herne Bay in CT6?

Herne Bay is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CT6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CT6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Herne Bay within CT6
Location of Herne Bay within CT6

What is the post town for Herne Bay?

The post town for Herne Bay is Herne Bay. Herne Bay is in the CT6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Herne Bay.

What is the latitude and longitude of Herne Bay?

The centre of Herne Bay is located at position 51.37127° latitude and 1.1263° longitude.

Latitude51.37127°
Longitude1.1263°

What is the easting and northing of Herne Bay?

The centre of Herne Bay is located at the grid reference easting 617695 and northing 168218 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting617695
Northing168218

What are the nearest towns to Herne Bay?

Position of Herne Bay relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Herne Bay to the centre of the town.

east
4m
Herne Bay is 4 miles east of Whitstable
north
5m
Herne Bay is 5 miles north of Fordwich
north-east
11m
Herne Bay is 11 miles north-east of Faversham
west
11m
Herne Bay is 11 miles west of Margate
north-west
11m
Herne Bay is 11 miles north-west of Sandwich
west
13m
Herne Bay is 13 miles west of Ramsgate
west
13m
Herne Bay is 13 miles west of Broadstairs
east
14m
Herne Bay is 14 miles east of Minster
north-west
16m
Herne Bay is 16 miles north-west of Deal
east
16m
Herne Bay is 16 miles east of Sheerness

What are the nearest cities to Herne Bay?

Position of Herne Bay relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Herne Bay to the centre of the city.

north
7m
Herne Bay is 7 miles north of Canterbury
south-east
21m
Herne Bay is 21 miles south-east of Southend-on-Sea
south
37m
Herne Bay is 37 miles south of Colchester
south-east
38m
Herne Bay is 38 miles south-east of Chelmsford
east
54m
Herne Bay is 54 miles east of City of London
east
55m
Herne Bay is 55 miles east of City of Westminster
east
55m
Herne Bay is 55 miles east of London
north-east
67m
Herne Bay is 67 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove
east
68m
Herne Bay is 68 miles east of St Albans
south-east
72m
Herne Bay is 72 miles south-east of Cambridge

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