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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.1302,Lat: 52.6186
Elevation	77 meter above sea level
Local time	18:50:58pm
Population	331000 (8th largest city in country)
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	City of Leicester
Name	Castle

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Stoughton	5.2 km	EastSouthEast
2 Blaby	5.7 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Enderby	5.8 km	SouthWest
4 Birstall	6.4 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Whetstone	6.7 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	161 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Cardiff	Wales	188 km	WestSouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	281 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 81 km (direction EastNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Humber. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Eyebrook Reservoir (1.4 km² at a distance of 25.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 112.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 158 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 Birmingham International Airport (at a distance of 46 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is East Midlands Airport (at a distance of 27 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

8 km2

10.1%

Urban area

65.1 km2

82.8%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Leicester in country England

Leicester at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Derwent Valley Mills	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	52 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Blenheim Palace	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	88 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Ironbridge Gorge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	91 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Leicester

Type of weather in Leicester	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.29 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	06:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:32 Europe/Amsterdam