Gwacheon
Just south of Seoul on Line 4, Gwacheon is home to several major attractions commonly assumed to belong to the capital: Seoul Grand Park, Seoul Land, the National Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Gwacheon National Science Museum all sit within the city. Developed as a planned city in the 1980s and 1990s to absorb government offices relocated from Seoul, it also houses a major government complex, with mountains forming its borders on multiple sides.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.5 km1.6 mi
Gwacheon: quick answers
Where is Gwacheon?
Gwacheon is in South Korea, about 15 km9.5 miles in a straight line from Seoul.
How do you get to Gwacheon?
The nearest airport is Seongnam (SSN), about 26 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Gwacheon?
The warmest month is August, averaging 25°C76°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -3°C27°F. The wettest month is July, with about 305 mm12.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Gwacheon?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 83 restaurants, 13 cafés and 17 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Gwacheon?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Hanam, Uiwang and Sogong-dong.