Hilgay

General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 0.391,Lat: 52.5567
Elevation	12 meter above sea level
Local time	6:03:38am
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Norfolk
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Name	Hilgay with Denver

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Fordham	1.9 km	North
2 Ten Mile Bank	2.7 km	WestSouthWest
3 Southery	3.3 km	South
4 Denver	3.7 km	North
5 Downham Market	5.1 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	142 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	271 km	WestSouthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	306 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 26 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Anglian. The nearest bigger lake is Grafham Water (6.5 km² at a distance of 54.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 214.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 300 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 74%, low location: 26%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Stansted Airport (at a distance of 76 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

75.5 km2

96.1%

Urban area

2.2 km2

2.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hilgay in country England

Hilgay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tower of London	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	121 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Maritime Greenwich	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	123 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	123 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Downham Market

Type of weather in Downham Market	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam