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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.0933,Lat: 53.4963
Elevation	145 meter above sea level
Local time	13:52:42pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Tameside
Name	St. Peter's

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Park Bridge	2.5 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Dukinfield	2.6 km	South
3 Alt	3.2 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Stalybridge	3.4 km	EastSouthEast
5 Droylsden	3.8 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	173 km	NorthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	234 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	278 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 51 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named North West. The nearest bigger lake is Longdendale (0.6 km² at a distance of 8.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is High Peak with a height of 636 meter (at a distance of 19.3 km and direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 64.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 91 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 89%, hill: 11%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Manchester Airport (at a distance of 21 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (at a distance of 50 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.8 km2

2.2%

Nature

3 km2

3.8%

Agriculture

16.2 km2

20.6%

Urban area

47.8 km2

60.8%

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ashton-under-Lyne in country England

Ashton-under-Lyne at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Jodrell Bank Observatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	32 km	SouthWest
2 Saltaire	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	43 km	NorthEast
3 Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	61 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Tameside

Type of weather in Tameside	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	59 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	06:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:34 Europe/Amsterdam