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General information - Location

CountryEngland
Part ofUnited Kingdom
Location in countryCenter
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -1.342,Lat: 52.8415 marker
Elevation74 meter above sea level
Local time21:58:08pm
Name province/regionEngland
Name SubregionLeicestershire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalityNorth West Leicestershire
Name Castle Donington

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Hemington1.5 km EastNorthEast
2 Lockington2.4 km East
3 Diseworth2.8 km South
4 Isley Walton3 km SouthWest
5 Shardlow3.3 km North

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 LondonEngland190 km SouthSouthEast
2 Cardiff    Wales195 km SouthWest
3 Douglas   Isle-of-man254 km NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 90 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Humber. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Staunton Harold Reservoir (1.2 km2 at a distance of 7 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 93.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 131 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Birmingham International Airport (at a distance of 51 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is East Midlands Airport (at a distance of 1.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   0.2 km2 
 0.3% 
 Agriculture   61.7 km2 
 78.5% 
 Urban area   5.1 km2 
 6.5% 
 Infrastructure   4.9 km2 
 6.2% 
 Water - Lakes   1.1 km2 
 1.4% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Castle Donington in country England


Castle Donington at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Derwent Valley MillsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland23 km NorthNorthWest
2 Jodrell Bank ObservatoryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland78 km NorthWest
3 Ironbridge GorgeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland80 km West


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


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Current weather at Castle Donington

Type of weather in Castle Doningtonclear sky weericoon
Current temperature: 15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction: North North East
Air pressure: 1007 mb
Humidity: 82 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:15 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise :06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :21:32 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Castle Donington - GB (longitude: -1.342, latitude: 52.8415)
Distance weather station to place (direction WNW): 0 Kilometers

23:00
13 degrees
1006 mbar
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2:00
11 degrees
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1002 mbar
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11:00
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14:00
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1002 mbar
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17:00
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1003 mbar
light rainweericoon
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