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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: -1.3889,Lat: 54.759
Elevation	116 meter above sea level
Local time	15:13:40pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	County Durham
Name	Shotton and South Hetton

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wheatley Hill	2.1 km	WestSouthWest
2 Haswell Plough	2.8 km	NorthWest
3 Peterlee	3 km	East
4 Haswell	3 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Wingate	3 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	211 km	West
2 Glasgow	Scotland	214 km	NorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	293 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 6 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Northumbria. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Derwent Reservoir (4 km² at a distance of 38.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 90.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 127 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 168 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Teesside International Airport (at a distance of 28 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.2 km2

5.3%

Nature

0.1 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

58.5 km2

74.5%

Urban area

13.8 km2

17.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Shotton Colliery in country England

Shotton Colliery at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Durham Castle and Cathedral	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	12 km	WestNorthWest
2 Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	73 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Frontiers of the Roman Empire	Germany,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	82 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Thornley

Type of weather in Thornley	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:45 Europe/Amsterdam