- Elevation
- 163 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport80 km
- BHX Birmingham Airport83 km
About The Waterwheel
The Waterwheel is a village. Location: Minsterley, Shropshire. Elevation: 163 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Lordshill and Hope Castle Mound.
Photos of The Waterwheel
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Caus Castle John M · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Waterwheel
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 105 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (111 mm)
- Driest month
- July (62 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 107 | 78 | 85 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 62 | 78 | 87 | 96 | 105 | 111 |
How to get to The Waterwheel
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 80 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 34 km to the east.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 80 kmnorth
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 83 kmeast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 93 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 34 kmeast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 55 kmeast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 60 kmeast
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 64 kmnortheast
- Walsall Population: 172.1K 65 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Waterwheel
Within 100 km: 923 historic and cultural sites, 2,618 natural sites, 181 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km333 places
- Reservoir Lake 14 kmE
- Stiperstones Mountain 4 kmS
- Corndon Hill Mountain 8 kmSW
- Moel y Golfa Mountain 13 kmNW
25–60 km1,236 places
- The Island Island 42 kmS
- Duckbay Island Island 48 kmNE
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 43 kmNW
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 58 kmSW
60–100 km2,153 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 81 kmN
- Ynys Tywyn Island 87 kmNW
- Hilbre Island Island 88 kmN
- Ynys Gifftan Island 84 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lordshill Mountain, Worthen with Shelve1.8 km E
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Hope Castle Mound Historic site, Worthen with Shelve2 km W
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The Paddock Mountain, Worthen with Shelve2.4 km SE
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Buxton Hill Mountain, Worthen with Shelve2.7 km S
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Nick Knolls Mountain, Worthen with Shelve3 km SW
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Callow Castle Historic site, Minsterley3.1 km NE
Sources & licences
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