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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.0226,Lat: 53.8081
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	14:01:03pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Blackpool
Name	Marton

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Staining	2.4 km	EastNorthEast
2 Poulton-Le-Fylde	3.5 km	EastNorthEast
3 Carleton	5.3 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Weeton	5.7 km	EastSouthEast
5 Higher Ballam	5.9 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	103 km	WestNorthWest
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	208 km	NorthWest
3 Dublin	Ireland	221 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named North West. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Stocks Reservoir (1.4 km² at a distance of 43.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 60.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 85 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 43%, low location: 57%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Manchester Airport (at a distance of 71 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Blackpool International Airport (at a distance of 4.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

4 km2

6.2%

Agriculture

26.8 km2

41%

Urban area

28.4 km2

43.4%

Infrastructure

1.6 km2

2.4%

Rock-Sand

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Blackpool in country England

Blackpool at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	45 km	South
2 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	75 km	North
3 Jodrell Bank Observatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	80 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Blackpool
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Great Marton

Type of weather in Great Marton	few clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:37 Europe/Amsterdam