Flamborough Head Lighthouse
Located in Flamborough, East Yorkshire Coordinates: 54°06′59″ N 0°04′58″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 38 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- HUY Humberside Airport63 km
- MME Teesside International Airport98 km
About Flamborough Head Lighthouse
Flamborough Head Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Flamborough, East Yorkshire.
Flamborough Head Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located at Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire. England. Flamborough Head Lighthouse acts as a waypoint for passing deep sea vessels and coastal traffic, and marks Flamborough Head for vessels heading towards Scarborough and Bridlington.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1806
- Heritage designation
- Grade II listed building
- Height
- 26 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Flamborough Head Lighthouse
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Ian Paterson · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Flamborough Head Lighthouse
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 62 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (65 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).
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) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 59 | 42 | 49 | 46 | 48 | 55 | 51 | 60 | 55 | 56 | 62 | 65 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Flamborough Head Lighthouse
The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (HUY), 63 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) (107 km). The nearest large city is Hull, 45 km to the south.
Airports
- Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 63 kmsouth
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 98 kmnorthwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 107 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Hull Population: 314K 45 kmsouth
- York Population: 156.1K 68 kmwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 91 kmnorthwest
- Doncaster Population: 113.6K 96 kmsouthwest
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 103 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Flamborough Head Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 220 historic and cultural sites, 213 natural sites, 63 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km28 places
- North Beach Beach 6 kmW
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 12 kmSW
- Swan Island Island 24 kmS
- Hornsea Mere Lake 24 kmS
25–60 km154 places
- Whitby Beach Beach 56 kmNW
- Sunk Island Island 52 kmS
- Read's Island Island 57 kmSW
- Whitton Island Island 60 kmSW
60–100 km314 places
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 94 kmNW
- Redcar Beach Beach 86 kmNW
- Spurn Island Island 62 kmS
- The Island Island 90 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Flamborough DGPS-Transmitter Landmark, Flamborough0.3 km E
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Flamborough Head Natural site, Flamborough0.4 km E
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Selwicks Bay Natural site, Flamborough0.4 km NE
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Beacon Farm Historic site, Flamborough2.9 km W
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Danish Tower Landmark, Flamborough2.8 km W
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South Sea Natural site, England2.9 km SW
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North Beach Beach, Bridlington6.5 km W
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Fraisthorpe Motte Historic site, Barmston13 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Flamborough Village, Flamborough2.7 km W
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North Marine Estate Neighbourhood, Flamborough2 km NW
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Bridlington Town, Bridlington8.1 km SW
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Bempton Village, Bempton6.5 km W
Sources & licences
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