Namhyeon-dong
Namhyeon-dong (Korean: 남현동) is a statutory division of Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea.
Namhyeon-dong (Korean: 남현동) is a statutory division of Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea. Its name means "southern mountain pass". It is named because there was main mountain pass to pass over Mt. Gwanak in the past.
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Worth seeing in and around Namhyeon-dong
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Seoul National University
Seoul National University is a public research university in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946 by the merger of ten institutions in the Seoul area, it is one of the SKY universities and a part of the Flagship Korean National Universities.
2.8 km · national research university in Seoul, Republic of Korea · Wikipedia - 02National Library of Korea
The National Library of Korea is located in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea. It was established in 1945.
3.9 km · the national library of South Korea · Wikipedia - 03Seoul National Cemetery
Seoul National Cemetery is a cemetery in Dongjak-dong, Dongjak District, Seoul, South Korea. It is reserved for Korean veterans, including those who died in the Korean independence movement, Korean War, and Vietnam War.
3.7 km · South Korean cemetery · Wikipedia - 04Gwanaksan
Gwanaksan is a mountain in southern Seoul, South Korea. Portions lie in the Gwanak District and Geumcheon District of Seoul; other portions lie in the neighboring cities of Anyang, Gyeonggi and Gwacheon.
2.9 km · mountain in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea · Wikipedia - 05Kyujanggak
Kyujanggak was the royal library of the Joseon dynasty. It was founded in 1776 by order of King Jeongjo of Joseon, at which time it was located on the grounds of Changdeokgung.
2.9 km · Korean library · Wikipedia - 06Seoul National University of Education
The Seoul National University of Education is a public university in Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea, which provides specialized training for future public elementary school teachers in South Korea. Founded in May 1946 under the name of Kyunggi Public Normal School, the university is the first national university that specializes in elementary school teacher training.
3.9 km · South Korean university for elementary education, located in Seocho, Seoul · Wikipedia - 07Nakseongdae
Nakseongdae is a park located in Gwanak, Seoul. It is the birthplace of Goryeo general, Kang Kam-ch'an.
2.1 km · Park in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 08Chongshin University
Chongshin University is a Christian university in Seoul, South Korea. It has deep historical ties to conservative Presbyterianism, reformed theology, and belongs to the Presbyterian Church in Korea.
2.8 km · private Christian university in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 09Baekseok Arts University
Baekseok Arts University is a private Christian art college focused on Music and Design located in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1983. BAU has 7,000 students in 9 departments.
1.9 km · private art college in South Korea · Wikipedia - 10Gwacheon National Science Museum
Gwacheon National Science Museum is a national museum in Gwacheon, South Korea. It opened in 2008.
3.6 km · national museum · Wikipedia
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Getting to Namhyeon-dong
- Airports
- Seoul Gimpo (GMP), 20 km · Incheon (ICN), 47 km · Cheongju/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), 95 km
- Stations
- Isu Station, 2.3 km · Namtaeryeong Station, 600 m · Sadang Station, 1.1 km · Seonbawi Station, 2.3 km · Seoul Racecourse Park Station, 3.3 km
- Seoul → Namhyeon-dong11 km · quickest by road, 25 min · ₩1,450–1,940
- Cheongju → Namhyeon-dong103 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · ₩15,100–20,100
- Gonghang-ro → Namhyeon-dong311 km · quickest by air, 4h 19m · ₩119,330–184,280
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Namhyeon-dong
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Namhyeon-dong. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are ferry services to various points in China from the neighboring port city of Incheon.
- Get inNo services run from Japan to Seoul; many Koreans take the coach, KTX or SRT trains to Busan, where several ferry and hydrofoil options are available.
- Go nextMany tour companies offer DMZ tours which is a day trip from Seoul, the highlight of which is a village lying in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.
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Next door to Namhyeon-dong
Namhyeon-dong is 10 km from Anyang-si, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Bangbae-dongneighborhood in Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea1.9 km
- Seocho-dongneighborhood in Seoul, South Korea3.5 km
- Bongcheon-dongneighborhood in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea2.9 km
- Seoul High Schoolhigh school in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea2.8 km
- Gwacheon Foreign Language High Schoolhigh school in Gwacheon City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea3.9 km
- Inhun High Schoolhigh school in Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea1.3 km