Peterborough Transmitting Station
Located in Morborne, Huntingdonshire Coordinates: 52°30′28″ N 0°20′36″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 62 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LTN London Luton Airport70 km
- EMA East Midlands Airport76 km
About Peterborough Transmitting Station
Peterborough Transmitting Station is a landmark. Location: Morborne, Huntingdonshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Peterborough Telecommunication Tower and Morborne Hill BT Tower.
Photos of Peterborough Transmitting Station
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Fotheringhay Castle Iain Simpson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Peterborough Transmitting Station
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 55 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- August (58 mm)
- Driest month
- February (42 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 55 | 42 | 46 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 46 | 58 | 51 | 49 | 55 | 57 |
How to get to Peterborough Transmitting Station
The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (LTN), 70 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Peterborough, 10 km to the northeast.
Airports
- London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 70 kmsouth
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 76 kmnorthwest
- London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 80 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Peterborough Population: 163.4K 10 kmnortheast
- Bedford Population: 106.9K 42 kmsouth
- Cambridge Population: 145.7K 46 kmsoutheast
- Northampton Population: 245.9K 47 kmsouthwest
- Leicester Population: 368.6K 55 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Peterborough Transmitting Station
Within 100 km: 606 historic and cultural sites, 308 natural sites, 126 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km45 places
- Park Island Island 17 kmN
- The Island Island 24 kmSE
- Spanhoe Wood Natural site 19 kmW
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Natural site 14 kmSE
25–60 km290 places
- Inner Tidal Bank Island 55 kmNE
- Heron Island Island 38 kmSW
- Apple Island Island 42 kmS
- The Islands Island 49 kmW
60–100 km705 places
- Snettisham Beach Beach 67 kmNE
- Scolt Head Island Island 88 kmNE
- Warham Salt Marsh - West Island 98 kmNE
- Lodge Marsh Island 97 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Peterborough Telecommunication Tower Landmark, Morborne0.1 km W
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Morborne Hill BT Tower Landmark, Morborne0.1 km W
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Washingley Hall Farm Historic site, Folksworth and Washingley2.5 km S
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Chesterton Mound Historic site, Chesterton3.4 km N
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Fotheringhay Castle Historic site, Fotheringhay6.6 km W
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London Road Stadium Landmark, Peterborough9.4 km NE -
Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum, Peterborough9.7 km NE -
Barnwell Castle Historic site, Barnwell9.7 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Folksworth Village, Folksworth and Washingley2.5 km SE
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Morborne Village, Morborne1.5 km E
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Stilton Village, Stilton4.3 km SE
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Haddon Village, Haddon1.7 km NE
Sources & licences
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