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Sparrowpit

Located in Chapel-en-le-Frith, High Peak District Coordinates: 53°19′23″ N 1°51′59″ W

Sparrowpit
Dave Dunford · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
374 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport28 km
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport62 km

About Sparrowpit

Sparrowpit is a village. Location: Chapel-en-le-Frith, High Peak District. Elevation: 374 m.

From Wikipedia

Sparrowpit is a small village between Chapel-en-le-Frith and Peak Forest in the High Peak area of the Peak District, Derbyshire, England. The name is derived from 'spar row pit' from the fluorspar mines. The village has an active community, including a methodist chapel and village hall. It is situated at a crossroads where the main road (A623) takes a right-angled bend at the Wanted Inn.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Sparrowpit

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (123 mm)
Driest month
May (77 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 Sparrowpit
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°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)1188796797785789595116123123

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sparrowpit

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 28 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stockport, 22 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 28 kmwest
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 62 kmnorth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 66 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Stockport Population: 139.1K 22 kmnorthwest
  • Sheffield Population: 556.5K 27 kmeast
  • Oldham Population: 237.1K 29 kmnorthwest
  • Manchester Population: 569K 30 kmnorthwest
  • Chesterfield Population: 113.1K 31 kmeast

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

Day trips from Sparrowpit

Within 100 km: 656 historic and cultural sites, 964 natural sites, 175 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km223 places

  • Woodhead Reservoir Lake 18 kmN
  • Valehouse Reservoir Lake 18 kmN
  • Torside Reservoir Lake 18 kmN
  • Rhodeswood Reservoir Lake 18 kmN

25–60 km547 places

  • Horninglow island Island 60 kmS
  • Saint George's Island Island 31 kmNW
  • The Island Island 55 kmNW
  • Don Island Island 36 kmE

60–100 km1,025 places

  • Great Britain Island 76 kmN
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 85 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 86 kmW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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