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Windy Bank

Located in Hornby-with-Farleton, Lancaster Coordinates: 54°07′10″ N 2°37′37″ W

Map showing the location of Windy Bank Windy Bank
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
127 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hornby
1 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport69 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport89 km

About Windy Bank

Windy Bank is a mountain. Location: Hornby-with-Farleton, Lancaster. Elevation: 127 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Castlestede and Hornby Castle.

Climate of Windy Bank

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (166 mm)
Driest month
May (83 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 Windy Bank
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°19°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)15398125868392100121138158166163

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Windy Bank

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 69 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Preston, 40 km to the south.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 69 kmsoutheast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 89 kmsouth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 89 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Preston Population: 313.3K 40 kmsouth
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 42 kmsouth
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 44 kmsouthwest
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 44 kmsoutheast
  • Bolton Population: 141.3K 61 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Windy Bank

Within 100 km: 722 historic and cultural sites, 1,733 natural sites, 273 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km251 places

  • Bird Island Island 19 kmSE
  • Charley Island Island 18 kmNW
  • The Island Island 10 kmN
  • Holme Island Island 19 kmNW

25–60 km1,283 places

  • Great Britain Island 43 kmE
  • High Moor Mountain 35 kmW
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 49 kmSW
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 41 kmW

60–100 km1,194 places

  • British Isles Island 91 kmW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 93 kmS
  • Formby Beach Beach 69 kmSW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 64 kmSW

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