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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: -2.8781,Lat: 54.7124
Elevation	252 meter above sea level
Local time	23:10:39pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Cumbria
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Eden
Name	Skelton

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ellonby	1 km	West
2 Unthank	1.9 km	East
3 Unthank End	2.4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Johnby	2.5 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Lamonby	2.6 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	121 km	WestSouthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	149 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	197 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 28 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is Ullswater (8.4 km² at a distance of 11.7 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Skiddaw with a height of 931 meter (at a distance of 18.6 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 32.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 46 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 53%, hill: 47%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 141 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.7 km2

8.5%

Nature

4.1 km2

5.3%

Agriculture

66.2 km2

84.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skelton in country England

Skelton at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	29 km	SouthWest
2 Frontiers of the Roman Empire	Germany,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	36 km	NorthEast
3 Durham Castle and Cathedral	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	84 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Skelton
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Penrith

Type of weather in Penrith	light rain
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.05 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	06:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:39 Europe/Amsterdam