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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.6464,Lat: 53.4926
Elevation	97 meter above sea level
Local time	16:18:34pm
Name province/region (Country)	England
Wiki-website Subregion (Metropolitan District)	Wigan
Name	Bryn

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Land Gate	1.6 km	North
2 Slim's Lane End	2.3 km	WestNorthWest
3 Leyland Green	2.3 km	WestNorthWest
4 Haydock	3 km	SouthWest
5 Bamfurlong	3.1 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	142 km	NorthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	225 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Dublin	Ireland	241 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 24 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named North West. The nearest bigger lake is Longdendale (0.6 km² at a distance of 45.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 37 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 52 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Manchester Airport (at a distance of 29 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (at a distance of 22 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.4 km2

0.5%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

42.9 km2

54.6%

Urban area

28.3 km2

36%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ashton-In-Makerfield in country England

Ashton-In-Makerfield at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	25 km	WestSouthWest
2 Jodrell Bank Observatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	37 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	65 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ashton in Makerfield

Type of weather in Ashton in Makerfield	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.85 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	998 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	08:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:05 Europe/Amsterdam