Harpenden

General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.3541,Lat: 51.7994
Elevation	89 meter above sea level
Local time	14:50:59pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Hertfordshire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	St. Albans
Name	Harpenden South

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Childwick Green	1.8 km	South
2 Redbourn	3.3 km	West
3 Lea Valley	3.4 km	NorthEast
4 Sandridge	3.9 km	SouthEast
5 Wheathampstead	4.2 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	56 km	South
2 Cardiff	Wales	198 km	West
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	303 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 58 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Thames. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is King George's Reservoir (0.5 km² at a distance of 27.8 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 158.1 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 221 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Luton Airport (at a distance of 8.4 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

57.7 km2

73.4%

Urban area

15.6 km2

19.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Harpenden in country England

Harpenden at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	36 km	South
2 Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	37 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Tower of London	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	38 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Harpenden

Type of weather in Harpenden	broken clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	55 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	06:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:21 Europe/Amsterdam