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Long Knots

Located in Bowland-with-Leagram, Ribble Valley District Coordinates: 53°55′11″ N 2°32′41″ W

Map showing the location of Long Knots Long Knots
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
256 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Whitewell
1.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport58 km
MAN Manchester Airport66 km

About Long Knots

Long Knots is a mountain. Location: Bowland-with-Leagram, Ribble Valley District. Elevation: 256 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Totridge and Mellor Knoll.

Climate of Long Knots

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 167 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (167 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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 Long Knots
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°11°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)15597125868293100123135162167165

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Long Knots

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 58 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackburn, 19 km to the south.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 58 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 66 kmsouth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 68 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 19 kmsouth
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 20 kmsouthwest
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 24 kmsoutheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 35 kmwest
  • Bolton Population: 141.3K 38 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Long Knots

Within 100 km: 686 historic and cultural sites, 1,852 natural sites, 268 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km177 places

  • Bird Island Island 12 kmNE
  • Pendle Hill Mountain 17 kmE
  • Longridge Fell Mountain 6 kmS
  • Fair Snape Fell Mountain 5 kmW

25–60 km871 places

  • Great Britain Island 37 kmE
  • High Moor Mountain 51 kmNW
  • Formby Beach Beach 54 kmSW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 49 kmSW

60–100 km1,758 places

  • British Isles Island 96 kmW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 76 kmSW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 94 kmNW
  • The Island Island 68 kmNE

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