- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport48 km
- HUY Humberside Airport54 km
About The Island
The Island is an island. Location: Elvington, York. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Bank Island and Sutton upon Derwent Giants Hill.
Photos of The Island
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Yorkshire Museum of Farming Richard Harvey · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of The Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 51 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (57 mm)
- Driest month
- February (36 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) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 36 | 47 | 43 | 45 | 54 | 46 | 54 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 57 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to The Island
The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 48 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is York, 11 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 48 kmwest
- Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 54 kmsoutheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 73 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- York Population: 156.1K 11 kmnorthwest
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 43 kmwest
- Hull Population: 314K 44 kmsoutheast
- Wakefield Population: 109.8K 46 kmsouthwest
- Doncaster Population: 113.6K 46 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Island
Within 100 km: 458 historic and cultural sites, 669 natural sites, 137 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km68 places
- Howden Dyke Island Island 22 kmS
- Bank Island Island 3 kmSW
- The Island Island 24 kmNW
- Heron Island Island 23 kmSW
25–60 km411 places
- North Beach Beach 53 kmE
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 49 kmE
- The Island Island 60 kmNW
- Read's Island Island 36 kmSE
60–100 km785 places
- Great Britain Island 71 kmW
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 84 kmN
- Redcar Beach Beach 79 kmN
- Whitby Beach Beach 67 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Elvington Village, Elvington0.5 km NW
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Sutton upon Derwent Village, Sutton upon Derwent0.6 km SE
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Wheldrake Village, Wheldrake3.3 km SW
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Sutton upon Derwent Municipality, East Yorkshire1.5 km SE
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Wilberfoss Village, Wilberfoss4.3 km NE
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Newton upon Derwent Village, Newton on Derwent2.7 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bank Island Island, Sutton upon Derwent2.9 km SW
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Sutton upon Derwent Giants Hill Historic site, Sutton upon Derwent1.3 km NE
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Storwood Historic site, Cottingwith3.6 km S
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Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum, Murton7 km NW
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York Cemetery Natural site, York10 km W
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York Minster Attraction, York11 km NW -
York Community Stadium Landmark, Huntington11 km NW -
Stock Hill Mountain, Askham Richard16 km W
Sources & licences
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