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Great Houghton

Located in Barnsley, England Coordinates: 53°33′43″ N 1°20′53″ W

Map showing the location of Great Houghton Great Houghton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
78 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Great Houghton
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport40 km
HUY Humberside Airport66 km

About Great Houghton

Great Houghton is a municipality. Location: Barnsley, England. Elevation: 78 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Houghton Main Hill and Ringstone Hill.

Climate of Great Houghton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (80 mm)
Driest month
July (48 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Great Houghton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°15°18°21°21°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)765562555162486060666980

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Great Houghton

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 40 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rotherham, 15 km to the south.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 40 kmnorthwest
  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 66 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 66 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Rotherham Population: 117.6K 15 kmsouth
  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 15 kmeast
  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 17 kmnorthwest
  • Sheffield Population: 556.5K 21 kmsouth
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 29 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Great Houghton

Within 100 km: 542 historic and cultural sites, 852 natural sites, 165 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km114 places

  • Beal Island Island 21 kmNE
  • Don Island Island 15 kmS
  • Willow Island Island 18 kmN
  • Calder Island Island 15 kmNW

25–60 km542 places

  • Read's Island Island 55 kmE
  • Whitton Island Island 47 kmE
  • The Island Island 48 kmNE
  • Howden Dyke Island Island 37 kmNE

60–100 km903 places

  • Great Britain Island 65 kmNW
  • North Beach Beach 97 kmNE
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 92 kmNE
  • The Island Island 78 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Great Houghton

1 place
  1. 1 Great Houghton 2.5K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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