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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.0604,Lat: 53.3857
Elevation	26 meter above sea level
Local time	1:07:54am
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Wirral
Name	Claughton

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Storeton	3.7 km	South
2 Wallasey	4.2 km	North
3 Frankby	5 km	West
4 Barnston	5.1 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Brimstage	5.4 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	127 km	NorthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	210 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Dublin	Ireland	213 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction NorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named North West. The nearest bigger lake is Llyn Brenig (3.9 km² at a distance of 43.5 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 13.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 19 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 21%, low location: 79%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 52 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (at a distance of 15 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.3 km2

1.6%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

16.7 km2

21.3%

Urban area

45.4 km2

57.8%

Infrastructure

3.8 km2

4.9%

Water - Lakes

5.7 km2

7.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Birkenhead in country England

Birkenhead at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	5 km	EastNorthEast
2 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	46 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Jodrell Bank Observatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	53 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Birkenhead
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Birkenhead

Type of weather in Birkenhead	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:51 Europe/Amsterdam