- Elevation
- 141 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport33 km
- MAN Manchester Airport34 km
About Little Scotland
Little Scotland is a village. Location: Blackrod, Bolton. Elevation: 141 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Blackrod and Blackrod Castle Croft.
Photos of Little Scotland
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University of Bolton Stadium Mark Hammond from London, England · CC BY 2.0 -
Winter Hill transmitting station Paypwip · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
DW Stadium Arne Müseler · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Climate of Little Scotland
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 119 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 104 | 68 | 87 | 66 | 63 | 76 | 75 | 94 | 97 | 119 | 119 | 114 |
How to get to Little Scotland
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 33 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wigan, 6 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 33 kmsouthwest
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 34 kmsoutheast
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 69 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Wigan Population: 175.4K 6 kmsouthwest
- Bolton Population: 141.3K 11 kmeast
- St Helens Population: 183.2K 18 kmsouthwest
- Blackburn Population: 146.5K 19 kmnortheast
- Preston Population: 313.3K 20 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Little Scotland
Within 100 km: 652 historic and cultural sites, 1,616 natural sites, 245 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km129 places
- The Island Island 9 kmNE
- Goose Island Island 15 kmW
- Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 17 kmNE
- Anglezarke Reservoir Lake 10 kmN
25–60 km577 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 46 kmSW
- Formby Beach Beach 33 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 31 kmW
- St Anne's Beach Beach 34 kmNW
60–100 km1,807 places
- Great Britain Island 60 kmNE
- High Moor Mountain 78 kmNW
- Roanhead Beach Beach 77 kmNW
- The Island Island 95 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Blackrod Mountain, Blackrod0.8 km NE
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Blackrod Castle Croft Historic site, Blackrod1.3 km E
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Haigh Mountain, Haigh1.6 km S
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University of Bolton Stadium Landmark, Bolton4.1 km E
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Centre Bolton Attraction, Horwich3.3 km E
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Roscoe Lowe Hill Mountain, Anderton2.9 km N
Sources & licences
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