Drax
in North Yorkshire of England, United Kingdom
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Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (17 mi) - RAF Linton-On-Ouse (25 mi)
- Humberside Airport (28 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (29 mi)
- RAF Scampton (34 mi)
- RAF Waddington (43 mi)
- Nottingham Airport (56 mi)
- Durham Tees Valley Airport (57 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (64 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (94 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Durham Castle and Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 89 mi) - Drax Golf Club (Golf course, 0 mi)
- Bawtry Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Doncaster Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Forest Pines Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Holme Hall Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Gainsborough Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.728 and -0.981 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 43' 42" and W -0° 58' 51"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:18 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:13 am and 4:21 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Drax
Drax in North Yorkshire (England) is located in United Kingdom about 158 mi (or 253 km) north of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Drax is now 11:18 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports in the wider vicinity of Drax, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City in a distance of 22 mi (or 36 km), South. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Barmby on the Marsh, Rawcliffe, Airmyn, Goole and Pollington. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 82% |
| Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
14°C (56 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Friday, 8th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Wishingwell
Goole
THE WISHING WELL
Videos from this area
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Porpoise in the River Aire Near Snaith / West Cowick
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Kellington Crusaders May Bank Holiday 2008
Features Trixie, Phoenix, Megan and Jess.
Tomatoes
Filmed for Channel 4 for Schools in the UK at English Village Salads.
Air Ambulance lands in road to attend Fatal Road Accident on A614 near Goole and West Cowick
Two Air Ambulances were called in to assist emergency services deal with tragic car crash on a bridge on the A164 which happened over the Easter Bank Holiday in which three people lost their lives.
Preparing dressed crab pt 1 of 4
Richard our trainee chef at the Brewers Arms in Snaith preparing a dressed crab.
Trucker POV GoPro Hero 3+
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Coops flying his Thunder Tiger Raptor 50 MD530 @ CMAC
Coops flying his Thunder Tiger Raptor 50 MD530 @ Carlton Model Aero Club Selby.
Mr adamson gets gunged
Mr Adamson gets gunged at Carlton feast , at Carlton Towers.
Central tèrmica de carbó (com funcionen les màquines)
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Rusholme Grange and surrounding area
Rusholme Grange, our holiday cottage, the area around Drax and further afield.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Carlton Towers
Carlton Towers is a Grade I listed Victorian gothic country house in Carlton, North Yorkshire, England. The house was designed by Edward Welby Pugin and stands in a 250 acre estate and is the Yorkshire home of His Grace The 18th Duke of Norfolk but, since 1991, has been lived in, and run, by Lord Gerald Fitzalan-Howard and his family. Lord Gerald is a younger brother of the current Duke of Norfolk.
Hemingbrough Minster
Hemingbrough Minster was a monastery in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
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