- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 17 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport24 km
- HUY Humberside Airport71 km
About Whitwood Ferry Hill
Whitwood Ferry Hill is a historic site. Location: Wakefield, England. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include River Calder and Pontefract Castle.
Photos of Whitwood Ferry Hill
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Rothwell Castle Mike Kirby · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Pontefract Castle Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Climate of Whitwood Ferry Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 62 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (71 mm)
- Driest month
- July (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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 49 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 59 | 46 | 57 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 71 |
How to get to Whitwood Ferry Hill
The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 24 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wakefield, 8 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 24 kmnorthwest
- Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 71 kmeast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 72 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Wakefield Population: 109.8K 8 kmsouthwest
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 13 kmnorthwest
- Bradford Population: 366.2K 25 kmwest
- Huddersfield Population: 149K 27 kmwest
- Doncaster Population: 113.6K 28 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Whitwood Ferry Hill
Within 100 km: 590 historic and cultural sites, 931 natural sites, 180 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km108 places
- Beal Island Island 14 kmE
- Heron Island Island 15 kmNE
- Willow Island Island 10 kmE
- Calder Island Island 9 kmSW
25–60 km538 places
- Great Britain Island 50 kmNW
- Read's Island Island 56 kmE
- Whitton Island Island 48 kmE
- The Island Island 42 kmN
60–100 km1,055 places
- Whitby Beach Beach 100 kmNE
- North Beach Beach 91 kmNE
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 86 kmNE
- The Island Island 60 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
River Calder River, Wakefield2.2 km NE
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Pontefract Castle Historic site, Wakefield6.7 km SE
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Glasshoughton Colliery Tip Mountain, Wakefield3.6 km E
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Zion Christian Centre Attraction, Wakefield4.6 km W
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St. Peter's Church Attraction, Wakefield4.9 km W
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Rothwell Castle Historic site, Leeds6.5 km NW
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Stanley Methodist Church Attraction, Wakefield5.1 km W
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Red Hill Mountain, Wakefield4.4 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Castleford Town, Wakefield2.4 km E
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Methley Village, Leeds1.2 km N
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Gilcar Neighbourhood, Wakefield0.6 km S
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Whitwood Neighbourhood, Wakefield0.9 km SE
More sights in Wakefield
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Sandal Castle Historic site, Wakefield9.1 km SW -
Chantry Chapel Attraction, Wakefield7.7 km SW
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Wakefield Lowe Hill Historic site, Wakefield9 km SW
Sources & licences
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