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    Longest line of sight (UK)

    This is the spot on Anglesey where I saw the Wirral, which was visible to the left of the Great Orme. https://maps.app.goo.gl/8XznPgWyP4FGcpua9?g_st=ic On the day that I was there, it was possible to see the high ground leading down to Point of Ayr to left of the Great Orme, with the Wirral...
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    Longest line of sight (UK)

    Over the last couple of years, I have visited Moelfre on Anglesey and have seen the faint tip of the Wirral peninsula through binoculars, and checking the map it confirmed that the low-lying area visible was indeed Hoylake. It was visible as it contrasted with the higher ground of Prestatyn...
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    Longest line of sight (UK)

    Yes, elevation definitely helps. I’ve heard similar about Anglesey being visible from Crosby beach, and the Great Orme is usually mistaken as Anglesey. From the Lancashire coast at sea level, Anglesey isn’t visible, but from the top of Blackpool Tower it is only just possible to be visible.
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    Longest line of sight (UK)

    On Twitter, I follow a number of photographer accounts across the north west. A couple of these recently have caught my eye, showing great visibility conditions from Liverpool at sunset. The elevated parts of Liverpool can give some great vistas and lines of sight. This first photo was taken...
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    Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you

    I would ban snacks, drinks, and any food in an auditorium (both theatre and cinema). The last time I went to the cinema (about 10 years ago), I found myself in an empty auditorium waiting for the film one quiet Sunday lunchtime. Just before the film started, 2 people arrived and sat down on the...
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    Food/snacks/drinks you miss and would like back

    I‘ve looked for years for their Worcester Sauce crisps and never come across them. They don’t get a mention on the Seabrook website. I will definitely keep an eye out for them in B&M and Home Bargains.
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    Food/snacks/drinks you miss and would like back

    Cabana chocolate bar (cherry and coconut) Bitza Pizza crisps Quattro pop Texan Bars Pacers Seabrook’s Worcester Sauce crisps Corona Cherryade Secret (a chocolate bar with a walnut-whip-like filling)
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    Longest line of sight (UK)

    Yes, I had to take a closer look because I thought the hill in the foreground was still part of The Roaches when in fact it’s 6 miles away in Cheshire.
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    Longest line of sight (UK)

    I have come across a great photograph on Twitter, taken by James Grant, which shows Yr Wyddfa / Snowdon (and the Snowdon Horseshoe) visible from The Roaches in Staffordshire. A distance of 87 miles. Looking closely at the picture, the foreground appears to show The Cloud hill in Cheshire. The...
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    Longest line of sight (UK)

    In the opposite direction, the Viewfinder Panoramas website entry for Pen y Fan shows that Pilsdon Pen is a line of sight at 79 miles. Looking at the vistas for both locations, there doesn’t seem to be a discernible prominence that would make them stand out when viewed in either direction. But...
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    TRIVIA: Places with a North, South, East or West prefix that don't have a geographical opposite number

    Locally there is a West Timperley but no East Timperley.
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    Longest line of sight (UK)

    I paid a visit to Prestatyn mountain on Sunday, the day of Rhyl air show. Stopped off at the viewpoint at Gwaenysgor. It’s an impressive vista from the car park, and due west I could make out Anglesey, whilst in a north easterly direction I could see Blackpool Tower sat on the horizon. That’s a...
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    Longest line of sight (UK)

    There is still a power station at Carrington, which is now gas-powered. Carrington Power Station doesn’t have the prominence to be spotted from the hills around Greater Manchester (it’s fairly low-lying and not a huge presence from a distance), so it’s more likely to be Fiddlers Ferry that’s...
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    Longest line of sight (UK)

    The power station will be Fiddlers Ferry on the banks of the Mersey. I’m going to miss seeing the cooling towers from long distances as they’ve been quite a feature on the horizon from all directions for as long as I can remember.
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    Longest line of sight (UK)

    Looking at the viewfinder panorama for Blackpool Tower, I can see that Shining Tor is a line of sight. I would imagine that, in incredible conditions, from Shining Tor it might just be possible to make out the top of Blackpool Tower, but this wouldn’t be as easily spotted as viewing Shining...

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