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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.7077,Lat: 55.5226
Elevation	49 meter above sea level
Local time	10:54:20am
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Northumberland
Name	Longhoughton

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chathill	1.4 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Ellingham	1.4 km	WestNorthWest
3 Brunton	2.4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Brownieside	2.8 km	WestSouthWest
5 Newham	3 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	161 km	WestNorthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	234 km	WestSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	288 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is very close with only a distance of around 5 km (direction EastNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Northumbria. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Catcleugh Reservoir (1.3 km² at a distance of 49.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 29.5 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 41 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 96%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 115 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Newcastle Airport (at a distance of 54 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.1 km2

2.6%

Nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

74.2 km2

94.4%

Infrastructure

1.5 km2

1.9%

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 Frontiers of the Roman Empire	Germany,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	82 km	SouthWest
2 Durham Castle and Cathedral	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	84 km	South
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	106 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ellingham

Type of weather in Ellingham	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	15 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:41 Europe/Amsterdam