- Population
- 2,475
- 2.5K
- Elevation
- 62 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport40 km
- MAN Manchester Airport66 km
About Great Houghton
Great Houghton is a village. Location: Great Houghton, Barnsley. Population: 2,475. Elevation: 62 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.
Photos of Great Houghton
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Oakwell Martin Thirkettle · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Great Houghton
Best months for sightseeingBest 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 76 | 55 | 62 | 55 | 51 | 62 | 48 | 60 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 80 |
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, 14 km to the south.
Airports
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 40 kmnorthwest
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 66 kmwest
- Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 66 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Rotherham Population: 117.6K 14 kmsouth
- Doncaster Population: 113.6K 15 kmeast
- Wakefield Population: 109.8K 17 kmnorthwest
- Sheffield Population: 556.5K 20 kmsouth
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 30 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Great Houghton
Within 100 km: 544 historic and cultural sites, 852 natural sites, 162 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km113 places
- Beal Island Island 22 kmNE
- Don Island Island 14 kmS
- Willow Island Island 19 kmN
- Calder Island Island 16 kmNW
25–60 km550 places
- Read's Island Island 55 kmE
- Whitton Island Island 48 kmE
- The Island Island 49 kmNE
- Howden Dyke Island Island 37 kmNE
60–100 km895 places
- Great Britain Island 66 kmNW
- North Beach Beach 98 kmNE
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 93 kmNE
- The Island Island 79 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Houghton Main Hill Mountain, Little Houghton0.9 km SW
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Ringstone Hill Mountain, Brierley3.5 km N
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Ardsley Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Brierley4.2 km W
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Darfield New Hall Landmark, Barnsley4 km W
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Lees Hill Mountain, Barnsley4.5 km W
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Oakwell Landmark, Stainborough7.8 km W
Sources & licences
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