Whittlestone Head
Located in Blackburn with Darwen, England Coordinates: 53°40′24″ N 2°25′24″ W
- Elevation
- 263 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport37 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport47 km
About Whittlestone Head
Whittlestone Head is a village. Location: Blackburn with Darwen, England. Elevation: 263 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Rushton's Height and Turton Heights.
Photos of Whittlestone Head
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Ewood Park Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Whittlestone Head
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (143 mm)
- Driest month
- May (71 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 83 | 107 | 75 | 71 | 86 | 87 | 109 | 113 | 138 | 143 | 141 |
How to get to Whittlestone Head
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 37 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackburn, 9 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 37 kmsouth
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 47 kmsouthwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 55 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Blackburn Population: 146.5K 9 kmnorthwest
- Bolton Population: 141.3K 10 kmsouth
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 19 kmnortheast
- Wigan Population: 175.4K 20 kmsouthwest
- Preston Population: 313.3K 21 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Whittlestone Head
Within 100 km: 665 historic and cultural sites, 1,591 natural sites, 242 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km155 places
- Saint George's Island Island 25 kmSE
- The Island Island 6 kmSW
- Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 3 kmN
- Hollingworth Lake Lake 22 kmE
25–60 km645 places
- Great Britain Island 46 kmNE
- Formby Beach Beach 46 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 43 kmW
- St Anne's Beach Beach 41 kmW
60–100 km1,698 places
- High Moor Mountain 76 kmNW
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 61 kmSW
- Roanhead Beach Beach 77 kmNW
- The Island Island 80 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Rushton's Height Mountain, Blackburn with Darwen1.3 km NW
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Turton Heights Mountain, North Turton3.2 km SW
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Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake, England3 km N
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Scholes Height & Bull Hill Mountain, North Turton3.5 km E
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Rushy Hill Mountain, Hyndburn District4.2 km N
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Ewood Park Landmark, Blackburn with Darwen7.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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