Blackburn with Darwen
Located in England, United Kingdom Coordinates: 53°40′00″ N 2°28′00″ W
- Population
- 162,540
- 162.5K
- Elevation
- 329 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 76
- listed under Blackburn with Darwen
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport37 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport45 km
About Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen is a district. Location: England, United Kingdom. Population: 162,540. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Winter Hill transmitting station and Spitlers Edge.
Photos of Blackburn with Darwen
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Ewood Park Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 -
Winter Hill transmitting station Paypwip · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Blackburn with Darwen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 83 | 107 | 75 | 71 | 86 | 87 | 109 | 113 | 138 | 143 | 141 |
How to get to Blackburn with Darwen
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 north.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 37 kmsouth
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 45 kmsouthwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 58 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Blackburn Population: 146.5K 9 kmnorth
- Bolton Population: 141.3K 10 kmsouth
- Wigan Population: 175.4K 18 kmsouthwest
- Preston Population: 313.3K 19 kmnorthwest
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 21 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Blackburn with Darwen
Within 100 km: 659 historic and cultural sites, 1,613 natural sites, 244 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km142 places
- The Island Island 3 kmSW
- Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 5 kmNE
- Hollingworth Lake Lake 25 kmE
- Anglezarke Reservoir Lake 8 kmW
25–60 km646 places
- Great Britain Island 48 kmNE
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 58 kmSW
- Formby Beach Beach 43 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 40 kmW
60–100 km1,728 places
- High Moor Mountain 75 kmNW
- Roanhead Beach Beach 76 kmNW
- The Island Island 83 kmNE
- Tuft Rock Island 84 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Blackburn with Darwen
76 placesCities & villages16
- Sough · Neighbourhood
- Spring Vale · Neighbourhood
- Sunny Bower · Neighbourhood
- Sunnyhurst · Neighbourhood
- The Wrangling · Neighbourhood
- Tockholes · Municipality
- Town's Moor · Neighbourhood
- Waterloo · Neighbourhood
- Wensley Fold · Neighbourhood
- Whinny Edge · Neighbourhood
- Whinny Heights · Neighbourhood
- Whitebirk · Neighbourhood
- Whitehall · Neighbourhood
- Whittlestone Head · Village
- Witton · Neighbourhood
- Yate and Pickup Bank · Municipality
Nature and heritage in Blackburn with Darwen
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Winter Hill transmitting station Landmark, Rivington5.6 km SW
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Spitlers Edge Mountain, Anglezarke4.2 km SW
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Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake, England5 km NE
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Rushy Hill Mountain, Hyndburn District6.3 km NE
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University of Bolton Stadium Landmark, Bolton11 km SW -
Anglezarke Reservoir Lake, England7.9 km W
Sources & licences
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