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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.459,Lat: 53.1733
Elevation	159 meter above sea level
Local time	19:51:20pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Derbyshire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	North East Derbyshire
Name	Ashover

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ashover	1.7 km	WestSouthWest
2 Fallgate	2.2 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Kelstedge	2.4 km	West
4 Old Tupton	2.4 km	EastSouthEast
5 Milltown	2.9 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	220 km	SouthWest
2 London	England	226 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	228 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 89 km (direction EastNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Humber. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Ogston Reservoir (0.8 km² at a distance of 3.3 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 87.4 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 122 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 59%, hill: 41%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Manchester Airport (at a distance of 58 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4 km2

5.1%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

60.7 km2

77.3%

Urban area

9.7 km2

12.4%

Water - Lakes

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alton in country England

Alton at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Derwent Valley Mills	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	16 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Jodrell Bank Observatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	57 km	WestNorthWest
3 Saltaire	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	77 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Wingerworth

Type of weather in Wingerworth	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.26 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 21 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:42 Europe/Amsterdam