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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: -1.3082,Lat: 53.6926
Elevation	36 meter above sea level
Local time	14:36:23pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Wakefield
Name	Pontefract North

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Darrington	3.4 km	SouthEast
2 East Hardwick	3.6 km	South
3 Featherstone	3.7 km	WestSouthWest
4 Knottingley	4 km	East
5 Castleford	4.1 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	214 km	WestNorthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	275 km	SouthWest
3 London	England	277 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 57 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Humber. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Eccup Reservoir (1 km² at a distance of 24.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 120.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 169 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 99%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 75 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

46.5 km2

59.2%

Urban area

27 km2

34.3%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pontefract in country England

Pontefract at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Saltaire	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	36 km	NorthWest
2 Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	50 km	North
3 Derwent Valley Mills	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	75 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pontefract

Type of weather in Pontefract	broken clouds
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.67 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 13 May 2024:	15 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	06:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:56 Europe/Amsterdam