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Orton

Located in Cumberland, Cumbria Coordinates: 54°52′31″ N 3°01′51″ W

Map showing the location of Orton Orton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
64 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
7
listed under Orton
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport88 km
MME Teesside International Airport111 km

About Orton

Orton is a village. Location: Cumberland, Cumbria. Elevation: 64 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include St Edmund Roman Catholic Church and Carlisle Castle.

Climate of Orton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 89 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (92 mm)
Driest month
April (51 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 Orton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°11°15°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)896673515462707580918992

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Orton

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 88 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 91 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 88 kmeast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 111 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 121 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 91 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 106 kmeast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 118 kmsouth
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 120 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 120 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Orton

Within 100 km: 688 historic and cultural sites, 3,054 natural sites, 636 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km215 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 13 kmNW
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 16 kmE
  • Coathouse Island Island 14 kmE
  • Little Corby Island Island 14 kmE

25–60 km1,714 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 57 kmSW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 35 kmW
  • Tuft Rock Island 56 kmS
  • Hestan Island Island 51 kmW

60–100 km2,449 places

  • High Moor Mountain 73 kmS
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 81 kmS
  • Walney Island Island 87 kmS
  • Murrays Isles Island 78 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Orton

7 places

Cities & villages6

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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