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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.1995,Lat: 53.7566
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	9:55:53am
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	East Riding of Yorkshire
Name	South West Holderness

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 West End	0.9 km	West
2 Hedon	1.8 km	South
3 Salt End	2.2 km	WestSouthWest
4 Neast Marsh	2.9 km	WestNorthWest
5 Lelley	3 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	272 km	South
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	284 km	WestNorthWest
3 Cardiff	Wales	322 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Humber. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Eccup Reservoir (1 km² at a distance of 88.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 188.8 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 264 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 79%, low location: 21%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Manchester Airport (at a distance of 145 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Humberside Airport (at a distance of 23 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

61.8 km2

79.9%

Urban area

11.9 km2

15.4%

Infrastructure

1.8 km2

2.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Preston in country England

Preston at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	99 km	WestNorthWest
2 Saltaire	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	105 km	WestNorthWest
3 Derwent Valley Mills	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	118 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Preston

Type of weather in Preston	clear sky
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	51 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	15 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:29 Europe/Amsterdam