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Otter Island

Located in Borrowdale, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°33′52″ N 3°09′23″ W

Map showing the location of Otter Island Otter Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
75 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Manesty
0.5 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport108 km
IOM Isle of Man Airport109 km

About Otter Island

Otter Island is an island. Location: Borrowdale, Cumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (108 km). Nearby sights include Cat Bells and Shepherds Crag.

Climate of Otter Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 185 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (194 mm)
Driest month
June (95 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 Otter Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°11°15°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1931391511019895105126144186185194

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Otter Island

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 108 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 84 km to the south.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 108 kmnortheast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 109 kmsouthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 112 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Blackpool Population: 145K 84 kmsouth
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 94 kmsouth
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 101 kmsoutheast
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 104 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 109 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Otter Island

Within 100 km: 621 historic and cultural sites, 2,343 natural sites, 485 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km731 places

  • Wood Howe Island 24 kmE
  • Seamew Crag Island 21 kmSE
  • Little Isle Island 17 kmSE
  • Heron Island Island 17 kmSE

25–60 km1,024 places

  • High Moor Mountain 39 kmS
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 45 kmS
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 30 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 45 kmNW

60–100 km1,694 places

  • British Isles Island 83 kmSW
  • Great Britain Island 98 kmSE
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 91 kmS
  • Murrays Isles Island 75 kmW

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