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Sighty Crag

Located in Bewcastle, Cumberland Coordinates: 55°07′16″ N 2°37′36″ W

Map showing the location of Sighty Crag Sighty Crag
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
520 m
above sea level
Nearest town
The Flatt
4.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport61 km
MME Teesside International Airport103 km

About Sighty Crag

Sighty Crag is a mountain. Location: Bewcastle, Cumberland. Elevation: 520 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Christianbury Crag and Black Knowe.

Climate of Sighty Crag

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (134 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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 Sighty Crag
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)134951077375778397104124127130

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Sighty Crag

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 61 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 67 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 61 kmeast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 103 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 104 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 67 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 83 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 99 kmnorth
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 108 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 132 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Sighty Crag

Within 100 km: 757 historic and cultural sites, 2,982 natural sites, 615 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km222 places

  • Goat Island Island 15 kmSW
  • Tindale Tarn Lake 23 kmS
  • Greenlee Lough Lake 21 kmSE
  • Kielder Water Lake 11 kmNE

25–60 km1,248 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 40 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 55 kmN
  • Broomhaugh Island Island 38 kmSE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 33 kmS

60–100 km2,884 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 94 kmSW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 66 kmW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 98 kmN
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 80 kmNE

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