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Long Preston

Located in Craven District, North Yorkshire Coordinates: 54°01′43″ N 2°15′05″ W

Map showing the location of Long Preston Long Preston
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
221 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
3
listed under Long Preston
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport43 km
MAN Manchester Airport76 km

About Long Preston

Long Preston is a village. Location: Craven District, North Yorkshire. Elevation: 221 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Hunter Bark and Newton Moor Top.

Climate of Long Preston

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 161 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (162 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Long Preston
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°11°14°17°19°18°16°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)15710512689859399121130153161162

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Long Preston

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 43 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 25 km to the south.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 43 kmsoutheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 76 kmsouth
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 76 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 25 kmsouth
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 35 kmsouthwest
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 42 kmsoutheast
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 42 kmsouthwest
  • Bolton Population: 141.3K 51 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Long Preston

Within 100 km: 702 historic and cultural sites, 1,868 natural sites, 283 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km167 places

  • Great Britain Island 17 kmE
  • Bird Island Island 11 kmW
  • Lud Stream Islands Island 24 kmE
  • Mill Island Island 21 kmE

25–60 km906 places

  • The Island Island 45 kmNE
  • Tuft Rock Island 58 kmNW
  • Foulney Island Island 59 kmW
  • The Island Island 52 kmE

60–100 km1,780 places

  • High Moor Mountain 61 kmW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 97 kmSW
  • Formby Beach Beach 76 kmSW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 71 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Long Preston

3 places
  1. 1 Long Preston 742

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

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