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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: -1.5102,Lat: 53.6419
Elevation	73 meter above sea level
Local time	2:36:57am
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Wakefield
Name	Wakefield South

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chapelthorpe	0.8 km	SouthWest
2 Newmillerdam	1 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Durkar	1.1 km	NorthWest
4 Crigglestone	1.2 km	WestSouthWest
5 Hall Green and Hollingthorpe	1.3 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	203 km	WestNorthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	264 km	SouthWest
3 London	England	276 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 71 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Humber. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Eccup Reservoir (1 km² at a distance of 25.1 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 106.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 149 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 61 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (at a distance of 27 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.2 km2

5.3%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

44.7 km2

56.9%

Urban area

20.4 km2

26%

Infrastructure

0.1 km2

0.1%

Water - Lakes

1.6 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wakefield in country England

Wakefield 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	NorthNorthWest
2 Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	53 km	North
3 Derwent Valley Mills	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	68 km	South

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Crigglestone

Type of weather in Crigglestone	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.27 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:37 Europe/Amsterdam