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The Beacon

Located in Askerton, Cumberland Coordinates: 55°02′00″ N 2°40′00″ W

Map showing the location of The Beacon The Beacon
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
236 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Shopford
2.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport62 km
MME Teesside International Airport99 km

About The Beacon

The Beacon is a mountain. Location: Askerton, Cumberland. Elevation: 236 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Tower Brae and Collin Bank.

Climate of The Beacon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (106 mm)
Driest month
April (61 mm)

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).

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Climate of The Beacon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°9°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1067787616468748389101103106

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to The Beacon

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 62 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 68 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 62 kmeast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 99 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 111 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 68 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 83 kmeast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 105 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 108 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 137 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from The Beacon

Within 100 km: 781 historic and cultural sites, 3,026 natural sites, 617 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km207 places

  • Fishgarth Holm Island 22 kmS
  • Coathouse Island Island 21 kmSW
  • Little Corby Island Island 17 kmSW
  • Goat Island Island 9 kmW

25–60 km1,295 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 34 kmW
  • Cherry Holm Island 57 kmS
  • Rampsholme Island Island 59 kmSW
  • St Herbert's Island Island 59 kmSW

60–100 km2,922 places

  • High Moor Mountain 96 kmS
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 86 kmSW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 60 kmW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 90 kmNE

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