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Great Heck

Located in Heck, Selby District Coordinates: 53°40′56″ N 1°06′15″ W

Map showing the location of Great Heck Great Heck
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
11 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport42 km
HUY Humberside Airport51 km

About Great Heck

Great Heck is a village. Location: Heck, Selby District. Elevation: 11 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Gale Common and Fenwick Moat Hill.

Climate of Great Heck

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 49 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (56 mm)
Driest month
February (36 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 Great Heck
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)523646424553445550484956

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

How to get to Great Heck

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 42 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Doncaster, 18 km to the south.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 42 kmnorthwest
  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 51 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 86 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 18 kmsouth
  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 26 kmwest
  • York Population: 156.1K 31 kmnorth
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 32 kmnorthwest
  • Rotherham Population: 117.6K 33 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Great Heck

Within 100 km: 514 historic and cultural sites, 828 natural sites, 155 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km66 places

  • Howden Dyke Island Island 17 kmE
  • Beal Island Island 7 kmNW
  • Heron Island Island 19 kmNW
  • Willow Island Island 10 kmW

25–60 km449 places

  • Read's Island Island 37 kmE
  • Whitton Island Island 28 kmE
  • The Island Island 52 kmNW
  • The Island Island 29 kmNE

60–100 km982 places

  • Great Britain Island 69 kmNW
  • Whitby Beach Beach 95 kmN
  • North Beach Beach 76 kmNE
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 71 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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