Historic site · Myerscough Smithy · Lancashire

F35 Lightning II (replica)

You can find F35 Lightning II (replica), a historic site, in Myerscough Smithy. Within 5 km there are 3 more places to visit. The first name on our list around it is Blackburn Cathedral, 6.9 km away.

Where

In Myerscough Smithy

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Historic site in Myerscough Smithy

Inside Myerscough Smithy

F35 Lightning II (replica) is inside Myerscough Smithy’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Choosing a month

In Myerscough Smithy the warm season is June to August, with highs of 18–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°103 mm

Feb7° / 2°98 mm

Mar9° / 3°84 mm

Apr12° / 5°65 mm

May15° / 7°74 mm

Jun18° / 10°88 mm

Jul20° / 12°102 mm

Aug19° / 12°107 mm

Sep17° / 10°106 mm

Oct13° / 7°127 mm

Nov9° / 4°117 mm

Dec7° / 2°140 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Myerscough Smithy, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Myerscough Smithy. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Myerscough Smithy’s full climate →

About

F35 Lightning II (replica)

Historic site.

In Myerscough Smithy, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Myerscough Smithy

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where F35 Lightning II (replica) is

The orange dot is F35 Lightning II (replica); the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Towns near F35 Lightning II (replica)

Blackburn tops the 8 for size, at 124,958 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Myerscough Smithy

2,409 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 3.6 km southeast of it

Blackburn

124,958 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 3.9 km northeast of it

Ribchester

851 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 4 km northwest of it

Grimsargh

2,594 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where F35 Lightning II (replica) is	People	Places to visit
Myerscough Smithy	It’s in town	2,409	7
Blackburn	3.6 km southeast of it	124,958	11
Ribchester	3.9 km northeast of it	851	4
Grimsargh	4 km northwest of it	2,594	4
Preston	4 km west of it	94,502	9
Hoghton	4.6 km south of it	490	4
Longridge	4.7 km north of it	8,739	4
Coup Green	5 km southwest of it	1,208	8

Make a day of it

Close to F35 Lightning II (replica)

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 historic houses.

CathedralBlackburn Cathedral6.9 km away 2

Historic houseSamlesbury Hall1.1 km away 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey11 km away 4

CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston8.5 km away 5

MuseumHarris Museum8.7 km away 6

Historic houseHoghton Tower5.2 km away 7

MuseumBlackburn Museum and Art Gallery6.5 km away 8

MuseumRibchester Roman Museum4.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about F35 Lightning II (replica)

Where is F35 Lightning II (replica)?

F35 Lightning II (replica) is in Myerscough Smithy, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is F35 Lightning II (replica)?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit F35 Lightning II (replica)?

June to August are the warmest months in Myerscough Smithy, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near F35 Lightning II (replica)?

Within 15 km: Blackburn Cathedral (6.9 km), Samlesbury Hall (1.1 km), Whalley Abbey (11 km) and Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston (8.5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Samlesbury Hall: Andrew Mathewson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hoghton Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery: Museumania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Ribchester Roman Museum: DIaNyf8q, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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