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Long Drax

Located in Selby District, North Yorkshire Coordinates: 53°44′46″ N 0°59′25″ W

Map showing the location of Long Drax Long Drax
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
3 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Long Drax
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport46 km
HUY Humberside Airport46 km

About Long Drax

Long Drax is a village. Location: Selby District, North Yorkshire. Elevation: 3 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Barlow Mound and Drax Castle Hill.

Climate of Long Drax

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 48 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (55 mm)
Driest month
February (35 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 Drax
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°16°18°21°21°18°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)503546424553455450484855

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

How to get to Long Drax

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 46 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is York, 24 km to the north.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 46 kmwest
  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 46 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 90 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • York Population: 156.1K 24 kmnorth
  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 27 kmsouth
  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 34 kmwest
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 37 kmwest
  • Rotherham Population: 117.6K 43 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Long Drax

Within 100 km: 490 historic and cultural sites, 777 natural sites, 145 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km67 places

  • Whitton Island Island 21 kmE
  • The Island Island 20 kmN
  • Howden Dyke Island Island 9 kmE
  • Beal Island Island 14 kmW

25–60 km391 places

  • Read's Island Island 30 kmE
  • The Island Island 50 kmNW
  • The Island Island 36 kmNW
  • Don Island Island 43 kmSW

60–100 km954 places

  • Great Britain Island 72 kmNW
  • Redcar Beach Beach 97 kmN
  • Whitby Beach Beach 87 kmN
  • North Beach Beach 66 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Long Drax

1 place

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