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General information - Location

CountryEngland
Part ofUnited Kingdom
Location in country South
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -1.9498,Lat: 51.4986 marker
Elevation123 meter above sea level
Local time21:00:45pm
Name province/regionEngland
Name SubregionWiltshire
Name Lyneham

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Tockenham1.5 km NorthNorthEast
2 Lyneham1.5 km WestNorthWest
3 Goatacre1.9 km WestSouthWest
4 Bushton2.9 km EastSouthEast
5 Clevancy3.1 km SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Cardiff    Wales85 km West
2 LondonEngland130 km EastSouthEast
3 St. Peter Port   Guernsey232 km SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 50 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake is Chew Valley Lake (4.4 km2 at a distance of 48.5 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 52 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 73 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 98%, hill: 2%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Heathrow Airport (at a distance of 103 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   1.5 km2 
 1.9% 
 Agriculture   71.3 km2 
 90.7% 
 Urban area   1.4 km2 
 1.8% 
 Infrastructure   3.8 km2 
 4.8% 

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 City of BathUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland31 km WestSouthWest
2 Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated SitesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland37 km South
3 Blenheim PalaceUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland56 km NorthEast


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


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Current weather at Lyneham

Type of weather in Lynehamovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction: West
Air pressure: 1008 mb
Humidity: 82 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:14 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :06:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :21:28 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Lyneham - GB (longitude: -1.9498, latitude: 51.4986)
Distance weather station to place (direction ZZW): 0 Kilometers

23:00
11 degrees
1008 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
2:00
9 degrees
1009 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
5:00
8 degrees
1009 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
8:00
12 degrees
1010 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
11:00
15 degrees
1009 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon
14:00
14 degrees
1008 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon
17:00
12 degrees
1006 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
20:00
11 degrees
1006 mbar
light rainweericoon










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