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Houghton Main Hill

Located in Little Houghton, Barnsley Coordinates: 53°32′59″ N 1°21′40″ W

Map showing the location of Houghton Main Hill Houghton Main Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
80 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Great Houghton
0.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport40 km
MAN Manchester Airport65 km

About Houghton Main Hill

Houghton Main Hill is a mountain. Location: Little Houghton, Barnsley. Elevation: 80 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Lees Hill and Ringstone Hill.

Climate of Houghton Main Hill

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 Houghton Main Hill
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 Houghton Main Hill

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 40 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rotherham, 13 km to the south.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 40 kmnorthwest
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 65 kmwest
  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 67 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Rotherham Population: 117.6K 13 kmsouth
  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 16 kmeast
  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 17 kmnorthwest
  • Sheffield Population: 556.5K 20 kmsouth
  • Huddersfield Population: 149K 30 kmwest

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

Day trips from Houghton Main Hill

Within 100 km: 545 historic and cultural sites, 855 natural sites, 164 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 km559 places

  • Read's Island Island 56 kmE
  • Whitton Island Island 49 kmE
  • The Island Island 50 kmNE
  • Howden Dyke Island Island 38 kmNE

60–100 km892 places

  • Great Britain Island 65 kmNW
  • North Beach Beach 99 kmNE
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 94 kmNE
  • The Island Island 79 kmN

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