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Village

Penton

Located in Nicholforest, Cumberland Coordinates: 55°05′56″ N 2°50′38″ W

Map showing the location of Penton Penton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
146 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport74 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport100 km

About Penton

Penton is a village. Location: Nicholforest, Cumberland. Elevation: 146 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Rutherford Tower and Liddel Tower.

Climate of Penton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 97 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (101 mm)
Driest month
April (58 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 Penton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°18°16°12°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)9973835860687481879897101

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Penton

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 74 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 80 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 74 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 100 kmnorth
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 112 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 80 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 96 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 98 kmnorth
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 119 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 124 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Penton

Within 100 km: 747 historic and cultural sites, 3,186 natural sites, 675 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km268 places

  • Little Corby Island Island 21 kmS
  • Goat Island Island 7 kmS
  • Kielder Water Lake 24 kmNE
  • Bloch Hill Mountain 13 kmW

25–60 km1,326 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 52 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 27 kmSW
  • Derwent Isle Island 60 kmS
  • Broomhaugh Island Island 50 kmE

60–100 km3,014 places

  • High Moor Mountain 100 kmS
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 84 kmSW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 97 kmN
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 90 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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