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Dodd Crag

Located in St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°34′31″ N 3°05′57″ W

Map showing the location of Dodd Crag Dodd Crag
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
463 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Keswick
3.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport104 km
MME Teesside International Airport108 km

About Dodd Crag

Dodd Crag is a mountain. Location: St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland. Elevation: 463 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (104 km). Nearby sights include Bleaberry Fell and Walla Crag.

Climate of Dodd Crag

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 185 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (194 mm)
Driest month
June (95 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 Dodd Crag
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1931391511019895105126144186185194

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Dodd Crag

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 104 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 85 km to the south.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 104 kmnortheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 108 kmeast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 113 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Blackpool Population: 145K 85 kmsouth
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 94 kmsouth
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 100 kmsoutheast
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 103 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 105 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Dodd Crag

Within 100 km: 646 historic and cultural sites, 2,356 natural sites, 487 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km744 places

  • Wood Howe Island 21 kmSE
  • Seamew Crag Island 20 kmSE
  • Little Isle Island 16 kmSE
  • Heron Island Island 16 kmSE

25–60 km1,019 places

  • High Moor Mountain 40 kmS
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 47 kmS
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 34 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 47 kmNW

60–100 km1,726 places

  • British Isles Island 87 kmSW
  • Great Britain Island 96 kmSE
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 92 kmS
  • Murrays Isles Island 78 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Keswick Village, Keswick
    3.4 km NW
  • Castlerigg Village, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
    2 km NW
  • Portinscale Village, Above Derwent
    5 km NW
  • Legburthwaite Village, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
    3.2 km SE
  • Keswick Village, Cumberland
    3.5 km NW
  • Brigham Neighbourhood, Keswick
    3.5 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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