Blackrock
in Monmouthshire of Wales, United Kingdom
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Cardiff International Airport (29 mi) - MOD St. Athan (30 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (31 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (34 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (42 mi)
- Swansea Airport (42 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (59 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (75 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 131 mi)
- Celtic Manor Resort (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Belmont Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.800 and -3.150 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 47' 59" and W -3° 9' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:46 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:45 am and 8:34 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Delve into Blackrock
Blackrock in Monmouthshire (Wales) is a city located in United Kingdom about 131 mi (or 211 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Blackrock is now 12:46 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports closer to Blackrock, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Cardiff International Airport in a distance of 29 mi (or 47 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 10 mi (or 17 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, Cwm, Crumlin and Newbridge. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 57% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
10°C (49 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
10°C (49 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Dragon Inn Crickhowell
Gliffaes Country House Hotel
Bear Crickhowell
Manor
Llanwenarth Hotel
Ebbw Vale
Gliffaes Hotel
Videos from this area
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Ebbw Fach Trail - Trevor Rowson Park September 2012
About 150 years ago at this site there was a GWR station connecting to Newport, spoil heaps and ironmasters mansions. The Trevor Rowson Park is a popular amenity for short rambles with the...
Valleys Dragon USA - Episode 3 - The Rules
Gus explains the rules of competitive Tang Soo Do.
Cardiff Morris dance Queen's Delight in Brynmawr, 26th April 2014.
Save Our Market Hall Cinema Brynmawr!
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Caveman of Wales
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Caving Video: Ogof Craig A Ffynnon
A Dudley Caving Club trip on Saturday 20th November 2010 to the Hall of the Mountain Kings.
Caving Video: Daren Cilau to Price's Dig
A Dudley Caving Club Trip on Sunday 18th April 2010.
Caving Video: Return to Ogof Craig A Ffynnon
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Ogof Pen Eryr
A caving trip on 29th August 2009.
Valleys Dragon USA - Episode 5 - Friends & Family
Gus' friends and family reflect on his skills in Tang Soo Do and his chances in the World Championships.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Ogof Craig a Ffynnon
Ogof Craig a Ffynnon (Welsh for "Rock and Fountain Cave") is a cave in Wales. The cave is about 7 km in length (but often claimed to be about 13 km in length because someone thought it was 7 miles long and wrongly converted to kilometers without looking at the survey). The cave is renowned as one of the most well-decorated caves in Britain.
Caves of Aruba
Of the several caves of Aruba, three Aruban caves are well known, seen in deep crevices on the windward face of the island. All three of the caves are located in the Arikok National Park. The most prominent are Guadirikiri Cave, the Fontein Cave and the Huliba Cave. Nocturnal bats nestle in all these caves.
Mynydd Llangatwg
Mynydd Llangatwg or Llangattock Mountain is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys, south Wales. It is named from the village of Llangatwg which sits in the valley of the River Usk to the north of it. It is essentially an undulating plateau rising in the west to a height of 530 metres at grid reference SO171157 and in the east to a height of 529 metres at Hen Dy-aderyn / Twr Pen-cyrn. This spot is marked by a trig point.
Cwm Clydach National Nature Reserve
For the Cwm Clydach reserve near Swansea, administered by the RSPB see Cwm Clydach RSPB Reserve. 40x40pxThis article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. The specific problem is: no sections. Please help improve this article if you can.
Waunavon railway station
Waunavon railway station, also known as "Waunafon", was a station that served as a junction for Milfraen Pit colliery, south east Wales. Build by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) as an expansion for the Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway to meet Blaenavon. At an altitude of 1401 ft above sea level, Waunavon was the highest railway station on a standard gauge line in England and Wales.
Nantyglo Round Towers
Nantyglo Round Towers are located at Roundhouse Farm, Nantyglo near Brynmawr in the borough of Blaenau Gwent in the South Wales Valleys. The two fortified towers were constructed in 1816 during the period of national unrest due to high wheat prices following the end of the Napoleonic wars, by the ironmasters Matthew Wayne (1780–1853) and Joseph Bailey, beside Nantyglo House or Ty Mawr as barracks for the militia and places of retreat.
Brynmawr Foundation School
Brynmawr Foundation School is a secondary school in Brynmawr, Wales.
Blaina & District Hospital
Blaina and District Hospital (alternatively Blaina and Nantyglo Community Hospital) was a community hospital in Blaina. It was latterly operated by the Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board. The hospital was opened in 1910, paid for from subscriptions by local mining communities and became part of the NHS in 1948. It was closed in 2010 and services were transferred to Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan in Ebbw Vale.
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