Village

Blackridge

Located in West Lothian, Scotland Coordinates: 55°53′07″ N 3°46′29″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 1,950; 2K
Elevation: 198 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: EDI Edinburgh Airport26 km; GLA Glasgow Airport41 km

About Blackridge

Blackridge is a village. Location: West Lothian, Scotland. Population: 1,950. Elevation: 198 m.

From Wikipedia

Blackridge (Scots: Blackrig, Scottish Gaelic: An Druim Dubh) is a small town in the western part of West Lothian, Scotland. The village name dates to 1581, first recorded as Blakrig. Later, Blackrig and then Blackrigg became the standard spelling until Blackridge became the norm in official documents after about 1840. Blackrig remains the local pronunciation. The population, as of the mid-2013 estimate, of Blackridge was 1,926 including Westrigg.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website: blackridge.org.uk

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Blackridge

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 139 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (153 mm)
Driest month: April (66 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

16° 8°

18° 10°

15° 8°

11° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

153

Feb

105

Mar

114

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

121

Oct

141

Nov

139

Dec

144

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

Climate of Blackridge
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	16°	18°	18°	15°	11°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	153	105	114	66	70	70	75	89	121	141	139	144

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Blackridge

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 26 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 30 km to the west.

Airports

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 26 kmeast
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 41 kmwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 66 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 30 kmwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 37 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 82 kmnortheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 170 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 174 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Blackridge

Within 100 km: 199 historic and cultural sites, 3,354 natural sites, 877 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km152 places

Inch Island 25 kmN
Spiers Island Island 6 kmW
Speirs Island Island 19 kmNW
Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 21 kmNW

25–60 km1,446 places

Burntisland Beach Beach 40 kmNE
Cramond beach Beach 32 kmE
Portobello Beach Beach 42 kmE
Inchlonaig Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km2,832 places

Isle of Arran Island 98 kmW
Great Cumbrae Island Island 73 kmW
Ayr Beach Beach 72 kmSW
Troon Beach Beach 68 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Eastcraigs Hill Mountain, West Lothian
1.5 km NE
Kirk o'Shotts Transmitting Station Landmark, North Lanarkshire
4.8 km SW
Hill by Black Loch Mountain, North Lanarkshire
4.7 km NW
Fauldhouse Bing Mountain, West Lothian
5.8 km SE
Spiers Island Island, North Lanarkshire
5.6 km W
Black Hill Transmitting Station Landmark, North Lanarkshire
6.6 km SW