Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Dartford · Region: South East
Explore Long Reach, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Long Reach map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Long Reach, Kent, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Long Reach |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Dartford |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.477682 |
| Longitude | 0.222692 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Long Reach commands a flat, industrial fringe where the Thames estuary begins to widen its heavy, silt-laden breath. It lies 1.8 miles north-west of Dartford (from Dartford: bearing 325°T, OS grid TQ 544 777). Low-slung horizon lines define the space, broken only by the skeletal geometry of power lines and the slow, rhythmic rotation of distant cranes. To the north, the cooling waters of the River Darent slide toward the main channel, carrying the grit and memory of the Kentish interior. The landscape here is defined by a raw, functional stillness, where the mudflats of Crayford Ness stretch out under a sky that feels unnervingly vast and unencumbered. Long Reach retains a stark, utilitarian character, stripped of artifice and exposed to the salt-sharp winds that scour the embankments. The ground itself, reclaimed and pressed into service, vibrates with the distant pulse of logistical transit and heavy commerce. Shadows cast by the late afternoon sun lengthen across the marshy margins, turning the dull grey water into sheets of hammered pewter.
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Explore Long Reach, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.477682, 0.222692. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |