Roman Column
Roman Column, a historic site, stands in York. There are 40 other places to visit inside 5 km. The pick nearby is York Minster, 100 m off.
Historic site in York
Inside York
Roman Column is inside York’s built-up area, with 40 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
If warmth matters, go June to September: York reaches 18–22°C.
Roman Column
Historic site.
In York, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- in York
Around Roman Column, mapped
The orange dot is Roman Column; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is York’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
The most populous of the 8 is York, at 141,696. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
York
Huntington
Osbaldwick
Heslington
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Roman Column is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| York | It’s in town | 141,696 | 46 |
| Huntington | 2 km north of it | 12,420 | 44 |
| Osbaldwick | 2.6 km east of it | 2,313 | 44 |
| Heslington | 2.7 km southeast of it | 1,787 | 41 |
| Nether Poppleton | 3 km northwest of it | 727 | 38 |
| Upper Poppleton | 3.9 km northwest of it | 3,520 | 37 |
| Bishopthorpe | 4.2 km south of it | 3,333 | 40 |
| Haxby | 4.5 km north of it | 10,176 | 24 |
Other places close by
Around it, within 15 km, lie 52 more, including 4 museums, a church and a castle.
ChurchYork Minster100 m away2MuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum1 km away · 808K visitors a year3
Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower700 m away4
MuseumYorkshire Museum400 m away · 164K visitors a year (2019)5
MuseumYork Castle Museum800 m away · 284K visitors a year (2013)6
Art galleryYork Art Gallery300 m away7
FortYork city walls700 m away8
MuseumJorvik Viking Centre500 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Roman Column: questions
Where is Roman Column?
Roman Column is in York, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Roman Column?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit Roman Column?
June to September are the warmest months in York, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Roman Column?
Within 15 km: York Minster (100 m), National Railway Museum (1 km), Clifford's Tower (700 m) and Yorkshire Museum (400 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Art Gallery: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York city walls: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jorvik Viking Centre: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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