Houghton on the Hill
in Leicestershire of England, United Kingdom
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RAF Cottesmore (16 mi) - East Midlands Airport (20 mi)
- Nottingham Airport (21 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (24 mi)
- Coventry Airport (27 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (34 mi)
- RAF Waddington (42 mi)
- RAF Scampton (51 mi)
- London Luton Airport (58 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (59 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (65 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Humberstone Heights Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Beedles Lake Golf Centre (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Kirby Muxloe Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Greetham Valley Hotel Golf and Conference Centre (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Kilworth Springs Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Edwalton Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Belton Woods Woodside Course (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.627 and -0.995 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 37' 35" and W -0° 59' 43"
- 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: 08:41 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:39 am and 8:23 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- 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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Discover Houghton on the Hill
Houghton on the Hill in Leicestershire (England) with it's 1,524 citizens is a place in United Kingdom about 86 mi (or 138 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Houghton on the Hill is now 08:41 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports near Houghton on the Hill, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Cottesmore in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), North-East. 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 Derwent Valley Mills in a distance of 34 mi (or 55 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Leicester, Glenfield, Ridlington, Brooke and Langham. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 69% |
| Air Pressure | 1004 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
5°C (42 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Leicester South (Oadby)
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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.
Via Devana
The Via Devana was a Roman Road in England that ran from Colchester in the south-east to Chester in the north-west. Both were important Roman military centres and it is conjectured that the main reason the road was constructed was military rather than civilian. The Latin name for Chester is Deva and it was thus 'The Chester Road'. Colchester was Colonia Victricensis 'the City of Victory' and lays claim to be the oldest Roman city in Britain.
Beeby
Beeby is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England, with a population of about 100. It is situated north-east of Leicester, nearer to the villages of Keyham and Hungarton in the neighbouring district of Harborough. The village lies on the Barkby Brook. The parish also includes the hamlet of Little Beeby. The village is referenced in Adrian Mole & the Weapons of Mass Destruction as the home of the Flowers family.
King's Norton, Leicestershire
Kings Norton is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It is situated to the east of Leicester, and about 2½ miles south-west of Billesdon. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 69.
Ingarsby railway station
Ingarsby railway station was a railway station in Ingarsby, Leicestershire, on the Great Northern Railway Leicester branch. It opened in 1882, closing to passengers on 29 April 1957 and to goods on 7 December 1953. To the west, about halfway to the next station at Thurnby, lies Ingarsby tunnel, 516 yards long. Former Services Preceding station Disused railways Following station Thurnby and Scraptoft Great Northern Railway Lowesby Thurnby and Scraptoft Great Northern Railway Lowesby
Little Stretton, Leicestershire
Little Stretton is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. Within the parish, to the west of Little Stretton village, lies a deserted medieval village called Stretton Magna (or Great Stretton). Gartree Road, a Roman Road, runs through the parish, adjacent to both Little and Great Stretton, and is the reason for those settlements' names.
All Saints Church, Beeby
All Saints Church, Beeby, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Beeby, Leicestershire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Quenby Hall
Quenby Hall is a Jacobean house in parkland near the villages of Cold Newton and Hungarton, Leicestershire, England. It is described by Pevsner as: the most important early-seventeenth century house in the county (of Leicestershire). The Hall is Grade I listed, and the park and gardens grade II, by English Heritage.
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