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Earl's Hill

Located in Pontesbury, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°38′17″ N 2°52′27″ W

Map showing the location of Earl's Hill Earl's Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
320 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pontesbury
1.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport78 km
BHX Birmingham Airport79 km

About Earl's Hill

Earl's Hill is a mountain. Location: Pontesbury, Shropshire. Elevation: 320 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Church Hill and Radlith.

Climate of Earl's Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 105 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
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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Climate of Earl's Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°12°8°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)107788568657262788796105111

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Earl's Hill

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 78 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 29 km to the east.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 78 kmnorth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 79 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 89 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 29 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 51 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 56 kmeast
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 59 kmnortheast
  • Walsall Population: 172.1K 61 kmeast

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

Day trips from Earl's Hill

Within 100 km: 930 historic and cultural sites, 2,571 natural sites, 178 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km287 places

  • Reservoir Lake 9 kmE
  • The Wrekin Mountain 22 kmE
  • The Wrekin Mountain 22 kmE
  • Stiperstones Mountain 7 kmSW

25–60 km1,199 places

  • The Island Island 43 kmS
  • Withymoor Island Island 57 kmE
  • Duckbay Island Island 44 kmNE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 46 kmNW

60–100 km2,193 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 80 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 90 kmW
  • Hilbre Island Island 86 kmN
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 87 kmW

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