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Mountain

Dale Head

Located in Buttermere, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°31′38″ N 3°12′08″ W

Map showing the location of Dale Head Dale Head
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
753 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rosthwaite
3.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
IOM Isle of Man Airport105 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport113 km

About Dale Head

Dale Head is a mountain. Location: Buttermere, Cumberland. Elevation: 753 m. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (105 km). Nearby sights include High Scawdel and Hindscarth.

Climate of Dale Head

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 167 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (176 mm)
Driest month
June (89 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 Dale Head
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°4°7°10°13°14°14°11°8°4°2°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-2°-1°2°5°7°7°5°2°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)17512713593908997117133170167176

How to get to Dale Head

The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 105 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 80 km to the south.

Airports

  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 105 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 113 kmnortheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 115 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Blackpool Population: 145K 80 kmsouth
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 91 kmsouth
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 98 kmsoutheast
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 103 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 114 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Dale Head

Within 100 km: 602 historic and cultural sites, 2,254 natural sites, 468 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km770 places

  • Tuft Rock Island 25 kmSE
  • Peel Island Island 25 kmS
  • Seamew Crag Island 20 kmSE
  • Little Isle Island 16 kmSE

25–60 km930 places

  • High Moor Mountain 35 kmS
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 41 kmS
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 26 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 47 kmNW

60–100 km1,624 places

  • British Isles Island 78 kmSW
  • Great Britain Island 98 kmSE
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 87 kmS
  • Murrays Isles Island 74 kmNW

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