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Great Longstone

Located in Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire Coordinates: 53°15′14″ N 1°42′11″ W

Map showing the location of Great Longstone Great Longstone
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
353 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
3
listed under Great Longstone
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport40 km
EMA East Midlands Airport53 km

About Great Longstone

Great Longstone is a village. Location: Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire. Elevation: 353 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Wardlow Hay Cop and Cracknowl Hill.

Climate of Great Longstone

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 110 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (113 mm)
Driest month
May (71 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 Longstone
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°18°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1088087747180718786104110113

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Great Longstone

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 40 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chesterfield, 19 km to the east.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 40 kmwest
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 53 kmsoutheast
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 68 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Chesterfield Population: 113.1K 19 kmeast
  • Sheffield Population: 556.5K 21 kmnortheast
  • Rotherham Population: 117.6K 30 kmnortheast
  • Stockport Population: 139.1K 35 kmnorthwest
  • Mansfield Population: 172K 36 kmeast

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

Day trips from Great Longstone

Within 100 km: 641 historic and cultural sites, 893 natural sites, 167 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km221 places

  • Ladybower Reservoir Lake 14 kmN
  • Howden Reservoir Lake 20 kmN
  • Derwent Reservoir Lake 18 kmN
  • Dale Dyke Reservoir Lake 19 kmN

25–60 km515 places

  • Horninglow island Island 50 kmS
  • Saint George's Island Island 45 kmNW
  • Don Island Island 30 kmNE
  • Barton Island Island 51 kmSE

60–100 km965 places

  • Great Britain Island 85 kmN
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 96 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 99 kmW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 99 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Great Longstone

3 places
  1. 1 Great Longstone 843

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

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