- Elevation
- 656 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- IOM Isle of Man Airport104 km
- MME Teesside International Airport113 km
About Tongue Head
Tongue Head is a mountain. Location: Borrowdale, Cumberland. Elevation: 656 m. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (104 km). Nearby sights include Bowfell and Allen Crags.
Photos of Tongue Head
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Yewbarrow Ben Gamble · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Scafell Pike Thorneh at English Wikipedia · Public domain -
Harrison Stickle Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Great Gable Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY 2.0 -
Bowfell Brooksaf at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5
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Climate of Tongue Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 185 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- December (192 mm)
- Driest month
- June (96 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 189 | 136 | 149 | 104 | 98 | 96 | 104 | 127 | 145 | 189 | 185 | 192 |
How to get to Tongue Head
The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 104 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 72 km to the south.
Airports
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 104 kmsouthwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 113 kmeast
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 115 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Blackpool Population: 145K 72 kmsouth
- Preston Population: 313.3K 84 kmsouth
- Blackburn Population: 146.5K 91 kmsoutheast
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 96 kmsoutheast
- Wigan Population: 175.4K 108 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tongue Head
Within 100 km: 609 historic and cultural sites, 2,105 natural sites, 433 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km832 places
- Tuft Rock Island 19 kmSE
- Peel Island Island 17 kmS
- Wood Howe Island 24 kmE
- Seamew Crag Island 14 kmSE
25–60 km803 places
- High Moor Mountain 27 kmS
- Roanhead Beach Beach 34 kmS
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 28 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 55 kmNW
60–100 km1,512 places
- British Isles Island 75 kmSW
- Great Britain Island 92 kmSE
- Formby Beach Beach 100 kmS
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 95 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Seathwaite Village, Borrowdale4 km N
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Seatoller Village, Borrowdale5.8 km N
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Rosthwaite Village, Borrowdale7.1 km N -
Mountain View Village, Borrowdale5.9 km N
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Wasdale Head Village, Wasdale5.5 km W
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Cockley Beck Village, Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite6.4 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bowfell Mountain, Eskdale1.6 km S
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Allen Crags Mountain, Borrowdale0.7 km NW
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Esk Pike Mountain, Borrowdale0.7 km SW
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Cumbrian Mountains Mountain, England0.9 km NW
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Rossett Pike Mountain, Borrowdale0.9 km SE
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Bowfell North Top Mountain, Eskdale1.1 km S
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Buck Pike (Mickleden) Mountain, Lakes1.2 km E
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Pike de Bield Mountain, Eskdale1.3 km S
Sources & licences
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