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Historic site

Turtle Hill

Located in Harpham, East Yorkshire Coordinates: 54°01′39″ N 0°18′03″ W

Map showing the location of Turtle Hill Turtle Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Burton Agnes
2.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
10 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
HUY Humberside Airport50 km
MME Teesside International Airport91 km

About Turtle Hill

Turtle Hill is a historic site. Location: Harpham, East Yorkshire. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Little Kelk and Fraisthorpe Motte.

Climate of Turtle Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (65 mm)
Driest month
February (41 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 Turtle Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°12°15°18°20°21°18°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°7°9°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)604149474855506055566165

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Turtle Hill

The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (HUY), 50 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) (91 km). The nearest large city is Hull, 32 km to the south.

Airports

  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 50 kmsouth
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 91 kmnorthwest
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 91 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Hull Population: 314K 32 kmsouth
  • York Population: 156.1K 52 kmwest
  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 78 kmsouthwest
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 86 kmwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 86 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Turtle Hill

Within 100 km: 303 historic and cultural sites, 272 natural sites, 79 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km42 places

  • North Beach Beach 11 kmNE
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 6 kmE
  • Swan Island Island 15 kmSE
  • Hornsea Mere Lake 15 kmSE

25–60 km217 places

  • Whitby Beach Beach 57 kmNW
  • Sunk Island Island 45 kmS
  • Read's Island Island 41 kmSW
  • Spurn Island Island 57 kmSE

60–100 km395 places

  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 91 kmNW
  • Redcar Beach Beach 83 kmNW
  • The Island Island 92 kmW
  • The Island Island 76 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Burton Agnes Village, Burton Agnes
    2.8 km N
  • Gransmoor Village, Burton Agnes
    1.2 km SE
  • Harpham Village, Harpham
    2.1 km NW
  • Kelk Municipality, East Yorkshire
    1.6 km SW

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