Swinside, Lorton — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Swinside

Swinside is a mountain. Location: Lorton, Cumberland. Elevation: 509 m. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (105 km). Nearby sights include Dodd (Lorton) and Ladyside Pike.

Climate of Swinside

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 167 mm

Hottest month: July (day 16°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: December (176 mm)
Driest month: June (89 mm)

3° -2°

4° -2°

6° 0°

8° 1°

12° 4°

14° 6°

16° 9°

16° 8°

13° 6°

10° 4°

6° 1°

4° -1°

Jan

175

Feb

127

Mar

135

Apr

93

May

90

Jun

89

Jul

97

Aug

117

Sep

133

Oct

170

Nov

167

Dec

176

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

Climate of Swinside
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	6°	8°	12°	14°	16°	16°	13°	10°	6°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	0°	1°	4°	6°	9°	8°	6°	4°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	175	127	135	93	90	89	97	117	133	170	167	176

How to get to Swinside

The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 105 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 89 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 120 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Blackpool Population: 145K 89 kmsouth
Preston Population: 313.3K 101 kmsouth
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 108 kmsoutheast
Burnley Population: 149.4K 112 kmsoutheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 115 kmeast

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

Day trips from Swinside

Within 100 km: 575 historic and cultural sites, 2,473 natural sites, 543 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km607 places

St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 25 kmSW
Cherry Holm Island 23 kmE
Smithymire Island Island 15 kmSE
Deergarth How Island Island 15 kmSE

25–60 km1,142 places

High Moor Mountain 44 kmS
Roanhead Beach Beach 49 kmS
Powillimount Beach Beach 37 kmNW
Tuft Rock Island 34 kmSE

60–100 km1,842 places

British Isles Island 82 kmSW
St Anne's Beach Beach 97 kmS
Murrays Isles Island 66 kmW
Foulney Island Island 62 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Lorton Village, Lorton
2.3 km NW
Scales Village, Lorton
1.8 km NW
Hopebeck Village, Buttermere
1.4 km W
Thackthwaite Village, Loweswater
2.8 km W
Braithwaite Village, Above Derwent
5.5 km E
Wythop Village, Cumberland
5.3 km N

Swinside

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dodd (Lorton) Mountain, Buttermere
1.1 km SW
Ladyside Pike Mountain, Buttermere
1.4 km SE
Brown How - Whinlatter Mountain, Lorton
1.9 km NE
Hobcarton End Mountain, Lorton
1.9 km E
Hopegill Head Mountain, Buttermere
1.9 km SE
Whinlatter Top Mountain, Lorton
2.3 km NE
Sand Hill Mountain, Buttermere
2.3 km SE
Redhow Crags Mountain, Loweswater
2.5 km W