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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: -1.8971,Lat: 53.6983
Elevation	109 meter above sea level
Local time	12:50:26pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Calderdale
Name	Greetland and Stainland

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Halifax	2.5 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Triangle	2.5 km	West
3 Barkisland	2.8 km	SouthWest
4 Holywell Green	3.2 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Elland	3.2 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	177 km	WestNorthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	260 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Glasgow	Scotland	278 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 55 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Humber. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Torside Reservoir (0.6 km² at a distance of 23.4 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 88.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 124 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 54%, hill: 46%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 46 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (at a distance of 24 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.8 km2

3.5%

Nature

3.6 km2

4.6%

Agriculture

47.8 km2

60.8%

Urban area

22.3 km2

28.4%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sowerby Bridge in country England

Sowerby Bridge 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	17 km	NorthEast
2 Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	51 km	NorthEast
3 Jodrell Bank Observatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	58 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sowerby Bridge

Type of weather in Sowerby Bridge	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.16 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	15 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	06:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:37 Europe/Amsterdam