Winter Hill transmitting station
Located in Rivington, Chorley District Coordinates: 53°37′32″ N 2°30′53″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 439 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport34 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport39 km
About Winter Hill transmitting station
Winter Hill transmitting station is a landmark. Location: Rivington, Chorley District.
The Winter Hill transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications site on Winter Hill, at the south eastern boundary of the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England, and above Bolton. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
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Photos of Winter Hill transmitting station
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Benjamin Shaw · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Winter Hill transmitting station
Best months for sightseeingBest 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).
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) | 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) | 104 | 68 | 87 | 66 | 63 | 76 | 75 | 94 | 97 | 119 | 119 | 114 |
How to get to Winter Hill transmitting station
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 transmitting station
Within 100 km: 636 historic and cultural sites, 1,594 natural sites, 244 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km137 places
- Saint George's Island Island 24 kmSE
- The Island Island 3 kmNE
- Goose Island Island 21 kmW
- Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 11 kmNE
25–60 km615 places
- Great Britain Island 54 kmNE
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 53 kmSW
- Formby Beach Beach 39 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 36 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
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Winter Hill (boundary) Mountain, North Turton0.2 km E
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Centre Bolton Attraction, Horwich3.5 km SW
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University of Bolton Stadium Landmark, Bolton5.2 km S -
Spitlers Edge Mountain, Anglezarke3 km N
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The Island Island, North Turton2.7 km NE
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Blackrod Castle Croft Historic site, Blackrod5.6 km SW
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Roscoe Lowe Hill Mountain, Anderton4.5 km W
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DW Stadium Landmark, Shevington13 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Winter Hill Village, Rivington<0.1 km S
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Horwich Town, Horwich3.6 km SW
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Belmont Village, North Turton1.3 km NE
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Lostock Village, Bolton5.3 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources