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Winter Hill (boundary)

Located in North Turton, Blackburn with Darwen Coordinates: 53°37′35″ N 2°30′40″ W

Map showing the location of Winter Hill (boundary) Winter Hill (boundary)
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
449 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Horwich
3.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport34 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport39 km

About Winter Hill (boundary)

Winter Hill (boundary) is a mountain. Location: North Turton, Blackburn with Darwen. Elevation: 449 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Winter Hill transmitting station and Spitlers Edge.

Climate of Winter Hill (boundary)

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
October (119 mm)
Driest month
May (63 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Winter Hill (boundary)
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°10°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)1046887666376759497119119114

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Winter Hill (boundary)

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 34 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bolton, 7 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 34 kmsoutheast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 39 kmsouthwest
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 62 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bolton Population: 141.3K 7 kmsoutheast
  • Wigan Population: 175.4K 12 kmsouthwest
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 14 kmnorth
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 20 kmnorthwest
  • Salford Population: 129.8K 21 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Winter Hill (boundary)

Within 100 km: 637 historic and cultural sites, 1,593 natural sites, 244 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km138 places

  • Saint George's Island Island 24 kmSE
  • The Island Island 3 kmN
  • Goose Island Island 21 kmW
  • Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 10 kmNE

25–60 km614 places

  • Great Britain Island 54 kmNE
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 53 kmSW
  • Formby Beach Beach 39 kmW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 37 kmW

60–100 km1,722 places

  • High Moor Mountain 77 kmNW
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 77 kmNW
  • The Island Island 88 kmNE
  • Tuft Rock Island 87 kmN

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