Great Heck
in North Yorkshire of England, United Kingdom
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Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (14 mi) - RAF Linton-On-Ouse (26 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (26 mi)
- Humberside Airport (32 mi)
- RAF Scampton (34 mi)
- RAF Waddington (43 mi)
- Manchester Airport (53 mi)
- Nottingham Airport (53 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (60 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (89 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Durham Castle and Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 91 mi) - Drax Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Bawtry Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Doncaster Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Leeds Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Gainsborough Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Flaxby Park Golf Country Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.682 and -1.104 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 40' 55" and W -1° 6' 15"
- 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: 11:44 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:34 am and 8:28 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: 2024-04-27 08:23:39
Explore Great Heck
Great Heck in North Yorkshire (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 156 mi (or 251 km) north of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Great Heck is now 11:44 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Great Heck, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 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 19 mi (or 31 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: Pollington, Fenwick, Moss, Norton and Stainforth. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 64% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
5°C (41 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
13°C (56 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
17°C (63 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Old Vicarage
The Wishingwell
THE WISHING WELL
Videos from this area
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Hensall & Great Heck
In this video i spent a few hours filming (on the 17th of August 2009), at Hensall & Great Heck in Yorkshire, UK. Great heck as many of you will know, made the headlines for all the wrong reasons...
Heck Ings (pt2)
This 2 part video is firstly, the 1st go with the new camera out on location. Secondly a trial of a new editing program I'm trying out. So hopefully this test upload of it should work. ...
X-Country Voyager ECML near Hensall
Seen here on the 2/6/08 near Hensall on the ECML is a 4 car Voyager on a northbound service to Newcastle.The Voyager is carrying the new X-country trains livery.
DB Schenker Freight Train passing Hensall Station
Class 66-hauled coal train from Drax power station passing Hensall Station heading towards Knottingley, ending with the ex-British Rail North-Eastern Region boom gates opening.
(Snow) GBRF 66723 'Chinook' passes Hensall Station.
Here we see a picturesque scene at Hensall in North Yorkshire as Class 66 locomotive 66723 'Chinook' in First GBRF livery flies through Hensall Station kicking up a lot of Snow on its way!...
UID NEEC 225 Northbound near Hensall
Seen here on the 2/6/08 is a UID is a NEEC 225 heading northbound.This location is just east of the village of Hensall on the East Coast main Line in North Yorkshire.
UID NEEC 225 Southbound near Hensall
Seen here on the 2/6/08 & only a few mins after the 225 in the last video, is a UID is a NEEC 225 heading southbound.This location is just east of the village of Hensall on the East Coast main...
Sir Nigel Gresley (with Whistle) on the ECML near Hensall
A big thank you to Station end Productions for showing this great line side location on the ECML, on their channel.I had no idea this steam loco was about to turn up.it's non other than the...
East Coast diverts @ Carlisle (15/09/2012)
This is a collection of East Coast Diversions that took place during September 15th whilst the East Coast Main Line between Newcastle and Edinburgh was going through Engineering works. The...
EWS 67 002 Light Engine Near Hensall
Seen here on the 2/6/08 is 67 002 again but this time heading south bound possibly back to Doncaster.
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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.
Great Heck rail crash
The Great Heck rail crash, widely known as the Selby rail crash, was a high-speed train accident that occurred at Great Heck near Selby, North Yorkshire, England on the morning of 28 February 2001. Ten people, including the drivers of both trains involved, were killed and 82 people suffered serious injuries. It remains the worst rail disaster in the 21st century in the United Kingdom.
Heck, North Yorkshire
Heck is a civil parish in the English county of North Yorkshire. The main settlement is Great Heck, there is also Little Heck at grid reference SE599220. For the purposes of local administration Heck forms part of the district of Selby; before April 1974 it was part of Osgoldcross Rural District and the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was the location of the fatal Selby rail crash.
RAF Snaith
Royal Air Force Station Snaith or RAF Snaith is a former Royal Air Force station which was located 7 miles south west of Goole, Yorkshire, England and close to the village of Pollington. The airfield opened 1941 before closing in 1946.
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Heck, Great Heck
