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Canal Head

Located in Pocklington, East Yorkshire Coordinates: 53°54′59″ N 0°47′01″ W

Map showing the location of Canal Head Canal Head
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
22 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
HUY Humberside Airport47 km
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport58 km

About Canal Head

Canal Head is a neighbourhood. Location: Pocklington, East Yorkshire. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Storwood and Nunburnholme Wold.

Climate of Canal Head

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 57 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (63 mm)
Driest month
February (40 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 Canal Head
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°11°15°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)584053464856485553555763

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

How to get to Canal Head

The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (HUY), 47 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) (58 km). The nearest large city is York, 20 km to the west.

Airports

  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 47 kmsoutheast
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 58 kmwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 78 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • York Population: 156.1K 20 kmwest
  • Hull Population: 314K 35 kmsoutheast
  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 49 kmsouthwest
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 52 kmwest
  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 54 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Canal Head

Within 100 km: 415 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 126 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km69 places

  • Whitton Island Island 24 kmS
  • The Island Island 10 kmW
  • Howden Dyke Island Island 22 kmS
  • Bank Island Island 11 kmW

25–60 km354 places

  • North Beach Beach 45 kmNE
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 40 kmE
  • Sunk Island Island 56 kmSE
  • Read's Island Island 30 kmSE

60–100 km701 places

  • Great Britain Island 80 kmW
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 87 kmN
  • Redcar Beach Beach 81 kmN
  • Whitby Beach Beach 65 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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