- Elevation
- 102 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- IOM Isle of Man Airport100 km
- NCL Newcastle International Airport117 km
About Scale Island
Scale Island is an island. Location: Buttermere, Cumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (100 km). Nearby sights include Crummock Water and Rannerdale Knotts.
Photos of Scale Island
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High Stile Andrew Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Red Pike (Buttermere) Espresso Addict · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Red Pike Mosedale K A · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Haycock Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of Scale Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 167 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 175 | 127 | 135 | 93 | 90 | 89 | 97 | 117 | 133 | 170 | 167 | 176 |
How to get to Scale Island
The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 100 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 83 km to the south.
Airports
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 100 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 117 kmnortheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 121 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Blackpool Population: 145K 83 kmsouth
- Preston Population: 313.3K 95 kmsoutheast
- Blackburn Population: 146.5K 103 kmsoutheast
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 108 kmsoutheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 118 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Scale Island
Within 100 km: 574 historic and cultural sites, 2,308 natural sites, 497 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km690 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 21 kmW
- Little Isle Island 23 kmSE
- Heron Island Island 23 kmSE
- Cherry Holm Island 23 kmE
25–60 km994 places
- High Moor Mountain 38 kmS
- Roanhead Beach Beach 43 kmS
- Powillimount Beach Beach 43 kmNW
- Tuft Rock Island 31 kmSE
60–100 km1,695 places
- British Isles Island 76 kmSW
- St Anne's Beach Beach 90 kmS
- Murrays Isles Island 67 kmNW
- Islands of Fleet Island 66 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Rannerdale Village, Buttermere1.4 km N
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Buttermere Village, Buttermere2.5 km SE
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Loweswater Village, Cumberland4.3 km NW
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Loweswater Village, Loweswater4.4 km NW
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Ennerdale Bridge Village, Ennerdale and Kinniside9.2 km W
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Ennerdale and Kinniside Village, Cumberland5.6 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Crummock Water Lake, England0.5 km N
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Rannerdale Knotts Mountain, Buttermere1.1 km NE
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Red Pike (Buttermere) Mountain, Loweswater2 km S
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Scale Knott Mountain, Loweswater1.1 km W
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High Stile Mountain, Buttermere2.7 km S
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Mellbreak Mountain, Loweswater1.7 km NW
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Dodd (Buttermere) Mountain, Loweswater1.7 km S
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Lad Hows Mountain, Buttermere2.2 km NE
Sources & licences
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