- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 159 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport72 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport104 km
About Trough Head
Trough Head is a landmark. Location: Solport, Cumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include John Comcrooks Tower and Cumcrook Tower.
Climate of Trough Head
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 103 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 106 | 77 | 87 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 83 | 89 | 101 | 103 | 106 |
How to get to Trough Head
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 72 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 77 km to the east.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 72 kmeast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 104 kmnorth
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 109 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 77 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 93 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 101 kmnorth
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 115 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 127 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Trough Head
Within 100 km: 748 historic and cultural sites, 3,173 natural sites, 664 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km245 places
- Coathouse Island Island 23 kmS
- Little Corby Island Island 18 kmS
- Goat Island Island 4 kmS
- Tindale Tarn Lake 22 kmSE
25–60 km1,332 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 53 kmW
- Kirkland Scar Island 27 kmSW
- Cherry Holm Island 59 kmS
- Rampsholme Island Island 58 kmS
60–100 km3,008 places
- High Moor Mountain 97 kmS
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 82 kmSW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 92 kmNE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 91 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
John Comcrooks Tower Landmark, Solport1.4 km SE
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Cumcrook Tower Landmark, Stapleton2.3 km E
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Chamot Hill Mountain, Solport2.1 km N
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Willie Toms Tower Landmark, Solport2.8 km SE
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The Bailie Landmark, Bewcastle3.4 km NE
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Liddel Tower Landmark, Nicholforest3.6 km N
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Mossthorn Tower Landmark, Stapleton3.8 km SE
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Soutermoor Landmark, Stapleton4.1 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Mallsburn Village, Solport1.5 km S
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Haggbeck Village, Solport1.6 km SW
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Nicholforest Village, Cumberland3.6 km NW
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Stapleton Village, Cumberland3.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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