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Black Rigg

Located in Nicholforest, Cumberland Coordinates: 55°07′31″ N 2°47′50″ W

Map showing the location of Black Rigg Black Rigg
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
274 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kershopefoot
2.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport71 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport99 km

About Black Rigg

Black Rigg is a mountain. Location: Nicholforest, Cumberland. Elevation: 274 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Carby Hill and Stonegarthside Hall.

Climate of Black Rigg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (106 mm)
Driest month
April (61 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 Black Rigg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°10°13°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)-1°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1067787616468748389101103106

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Black Rigg

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 71 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 78 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 71 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 99 kmnorth
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 112 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 78 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 94 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 95 kmnorth
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 118 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 124 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Black Rigg

Within 100 km: 746 historic and cultural sites, 3,132 natural sites, 673 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km269 places

  • Little Corby Island Island 24 kmS
  • Goat Island Island 10 kmS
  • Kielder Water Lake 21 kmE
  • Bloch Hill Mountain 15 kmW

25–60 km1,299 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 56 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 32 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 58 kmNE
  • Broomhaugh Island Island 48 kmE

60–100 km2,983 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 88 kmSW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 94 kmN
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 86 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 86 kmNE

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