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Mountain

Gale Common

Located in Womersley, Selby District Coordinates: 53°41′21″ N 1°11′04″ W

Map showing the location of Gale Common Gale Common
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
68 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knottingley
5.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport37 km
HUY Humberside Airport57 km

About Gale Common

Gale Common is a mountain. Location: Womersley, Selby District. Elevation: 68 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Beal Island and Willow Island.

Climate of Gale Common

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 54 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (62 mm)
Driest month
February (41 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 Gale Common
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°15°18°21°21°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)584150464755455552535462

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gale Common

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 37 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Doncaster, 19 km to the south.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 37 kmnorthwest
  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 57 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 82 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 19 kmsouth
  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 21 kmwest
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 27 kmnorthwest
  • York Population: 156.1K 31 kmnorth
  • Rotherham Population: 117.6K 31 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Gale Common

Within 100 km: 534 historic and cultural sites, 850 natural sites, 161 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km88 places

  • Howden Dyke Island Island 22 kmE
  • Beal Island Island 4 kmN
  • Heron Island Island 16 kmN
  • Willow Island Island 5 kmNW

25–60 km459 places

  • Read's Island Island 42 kmE
  • Whitton Island Island 34 kmE
  • The Island Island 49 kmN
  • The Island Island 31 kmNE

60–100 km998 places

  • Great Britain Island 64 kmNW
  • Whitby Beach Beach 97 kmN
  • North Beach Beach 80 kmNE
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 75 kmNE

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