- Elevation
- 307 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport26 km
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport50 km
About Shire Hill
Shire Hill is a mountain. Location: Charlesworth, High Peak District. Elevation: 307 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Brownhill and Longdendale.
Photos of Shire Hill
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Mouselow Castle Bob Harvey · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ardotalia Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of Shire Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 130 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- December (132 mm)
- Driest month
- May (78 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 127 | 94 | 104 | 82 | 78 | 86 | 80 | 97 | 100 | 123 | 130 | 132 |
How to get to Shire Hill
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 26 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stockport, 16 km to the west.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 26 kmsouthwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 50 kmnorth
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 63 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Stockport Population: 139.1K 16 kmwest
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 17 kmnorthwest
- Manchester Population: 569K 21 kmwest
- Huddersfield Population: 149K 24 kmnorth
- Salford Population: 129.8K 25 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Shire Hill
Within 100 km: 659 historic and cultural sites, 1,001 natural sites, 181 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km226 places
- Saint George's Island Island 23 kmW
- Woodhead Reservoir Lake 5 kmNE
- Valehouse Reservoir Lake 4 kmNW
- Torside Reservoir Lake 4 kmN
25–60 km575 places
- Beal Island Island 57 kmNE
- The Island Island 44 kmNW
- Don Island Island 37 kmE
- Willow Island Island 53 kmNE
60–100 km1,040 places
- Great Britain Island 62 kmN
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 82 kmW
- Formby Beach Beach 79 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 78 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Glossop Town, High Peak District1.9 km W -
Hadfield Village, High Peak District3.8 km NW -
Old Glossop Neighbourhood, High Peak District1.1 km W
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Hollingworth Neighbourhood, Tameside4.9 km W
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Longdendale Town, Tameside5.6 km W
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Whitfield Park Neighbourhood, High Peak District2.3 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Brownhill Mountain, High Peak District2.1 km SW
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Longdendale Natural site, England2.2 km N
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Mouselow Castle Mountain, High Peak District2.7 km W
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Higher Shelf Stones Mountain, Charlesworth3.6 km E
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Cown Edge Mountain, Charlesworth4 km SW
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Mill Hill Mountain, Hope Woodlands4.2 km S
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Bleaklow Hill Mountain, Charlesworth4.3 km E
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Mouselow Castle Historic site, High Peak District2.7 km W
Sources & licences
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