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Ackworth Moor Top

Located in Ackworth, Wakefield Coordinates: 53°38′57″ N 1°20′00″ W

Map showing the location of Ackworth Moor Top Ackworth Moor Top
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
41 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport32 km
HUY Humberside Airport66 km

About Ackworth Moor Top

Ackworth Moor Top is a village. Location: Ackworth, Wakefield. Elevation: 41 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Pontefract Castle and Kings Mead.

Climate of Ackworth Moor Top

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (68 mm)
Driest month
February (46 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 Ackworth Moor Top
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°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)644654494958465655575868

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ackworth Moor Top

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 32 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wakefield, 12 km to the west.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 32 kmnorthwest
  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 66 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 71 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 12 kmwest
  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 19 kmsoutheast
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 22 kmnorthwest
  • Rotherham Population: 117.6K 24 kmsouth
  • Huddersfield Population: 149K 30 kmwest

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

Day trips from Ackworth Moor Top

Within 100 km: 556 historic and cultural sites, 887 natural sites, 168 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km101 places

  • Beal Island Island 12 kmNE
  • Heron Island Island 20 kmN
  • Don Island Island 25 kmS
  • Willow Island Island 9 kmNE

25–60 km508 places

  • Great Britain Island 59 kmNW
  • Read's Island Island 52 kmE
  • Whitton Island Island 44 kmE
  • The Island Island 51 kmN

60–100 km1,002 places

  • North Beach Beach 91 kmNE
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 86 kmNE
  • The Island Island 69 kmN
  • Sunk Island Island 84 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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