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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: -1.6493,Lat: 53.591
Elevation	160 meter above sea level
Local time	22:18:28pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Kirklees
Name	Denby Dale

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Shelley Woodhouse	1.5 km	WestNorthWest
2 Scissett	1.6 km	EastSouthEast
3 Denby Dale	2 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Clayton West	2.4 km	East
5 Roydhouse	2.5 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	196 km	WestNorthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	255 km	SouthWest
3 London	England	274 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 74 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Humber. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Howden Reservoir (1.7 km² at a distance of 17.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 95.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 134 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 67%, hill: 33%, 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 50 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (at a distance of 31 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.9 km2

6.2%

Nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

66 km2

84%

Urban area

5.4 km2

6.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skelmanthorpe in country England

Skelmanthorpe 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	29 km	North
2 Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	59 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Jodrell Bank Observatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	59 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Skelmanthorpe

Type of weather in Skelmanthorpe	broken clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	06:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:30 Europe/Amsterdam