Ackton

General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.3765,Lat: 53.6898
Elevation	42 meter above sea level
Local time	17:05:06pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Wakefield
Name	Featherstone

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Featherstone	2.4 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Sharlston Common	3.1 km	SouthWest
3 Normanton	3.1 km	NorthWest
4 West Hardwick	3.3 km	South
5 Sharlston	3.5 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	210 km	WestNorthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	273 km	SouthWest
3 London	England	278 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 61 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Humber. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Eccup Reservoir (1 km² at a distance of 22.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 116.8 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 163 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Manchester Airport (at a distance of 71 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

50.4 km2

64.2%

Urban area

22.6 km2

28.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ackton in country England

Ackton at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Saltaire	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	32 km	NorthWest
2 Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	49 km	North
3 Derwent Valley Mills	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	74 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Featherstone

Type of weather in Featherstone	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 23 April 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:20 Europe/Amsterdam