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Tinshill BT Tower

Located in Leeds, England Coordinates: 53°51′17″ N 1°36′43″ W

Tinshill BT Tower
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Nearest town
Adel
2.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
197 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport3 km
MAN Manchester Airport72 km

About Tinshill BT Tower

Tinshill BT Tower is a landmark. Location: Leeds, England.

From Wikipedia

The Tinshill BT Tower (also known locally as Cookridge Tower, or Tinshall BT Radio Station) is a 60.96 metres ( 200 ft) tall telecommunication tower located on the east side of Otley Old Road in the north of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is in an elevated part of Leeds, with its base 192 metres above sea level. It is one of fourteen BT towers built of reinforced concrete. The tower is 53 metres tall and consists of a steel lattice tower on top of a concrete base.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Tinshill BT Tower

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (87 mm)
Driest month
July (53 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 Tinshill BT Tower
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°17°19°19°16°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°5°8°11°10°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)866165585664536667747887

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tinshill BT Tower

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 3 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leeds, 8 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 3 kmwest
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 72 kmsouthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 74 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 8 kmsoutheast
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 11 kmsouthwest
  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 21 kmsouth
  • Huddersfield Population: 149K 26 kmsouthwest
  • York Population: 156.1K 37 kmeast

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

Day trips from Tinshill BT Tower

Within 100 km: 658 historic and cultural sites, 1,147 natural sites, 207 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km120 places

  • Heron Island Island 24 kmE
  • Calder Island Island 22 kmS
  • Stennard Island Island 22 kmSE
  • Lud Stream Islands Island 24 kmNW

25–60 km623 places

  • Great Britain Island 30 kmNW
  • The Island Island 43 kmN
  • Bird Island Island 55 kmW
  • The Island Island 29 kmN

60–100 km1,269 places

  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 100 kmW
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 94 kmW
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 94 kmN
  • Redcar Beach Beach 92 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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