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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: -1.5648,Lat: 53.5475
Elevation	143 meter above sea level
Local time	12:04:35pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Barnsley
Name	Penistone East

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Silkstone Common	1.4 km	South
2 Cawthorne	2.2 km	North
3 Higham	2.7 km	EastNorthEast
4 Dosworth	2.9 km	EastSouthEast
5 Hoylandswaine	3 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	203 km	WestNorthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	253 km	SouthWest
3 London	England	267 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 76 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Humber. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Howden Reservoir (1.7 km² at a distance of 16.4 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 98.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 138 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 83%, hill: 17%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely 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 52 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (at a distance of 36 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.2 km2

6.6%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

59.2 km2

75.4%

Urban area

11 km2

14%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Silkstone in country England

Silkstone at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Saltaire	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	36 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Derwent Valley Mills	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	58 km	South
3 Jodrell Bank Observatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	60 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Silkstone

Type of weather in Silkstone	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.04 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	06:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam