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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.3422,Lat: 54.7589
Elevation	88 meter above sea level
Local time	19:02:00pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	County Durham
Name	Peterlee West

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Castle Eden	2.4 km	South
2 Hesleden	3 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Shotton Colliery	3 km	West
4 Easington	3 km	North
5 Wingate	3.8 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	214 km	West
2 Glasgow	Scotland	217 km	NorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	296 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction EastNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Northumbria. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Derwent Reservoir (4 km² at a distance of 41 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 92.8 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 130 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 99%, 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 169 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Teesside International Airport (at a distance of 28 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.3 km2

6.2%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

48.2 km2

70.1%

Urban area

14.2 km2

20.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Peterlee in country England

Peterlee at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Durham Castle and Cathedral	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	15 km	WestNorthWest
2 Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	73 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Frontiers of the Roman Empire	Germany,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	85 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Peterlee

Type of weather in Peterlee	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.27 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 11 May 2024:	15 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:58 Europe/Amsterdam