Great How (Thirlmere), St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn

About Great How (Thirlmere)

Great How (Thirlmere) is a mountain. Location: St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland. Elevation: 333 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (103 km). Nearby sights include Smaithwaite Hill and Raven Crag.

Photos of Great How (Thirlmere)

Great Dodd Silence-is-infinite · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ullscarf Michael Graham · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Great How (Thirlmere)

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 185 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (194 mm)
Driest month: June (95 mm)

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10° 2°

13° 5°

16° 8°

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Jan

193

Feb

139

Mar

151

Apr

101

May

98

Jun

95

Jul

105

Aug

126

Sep

144

Oct

186

Nov

185

Dec

194

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 Great How (Thirlmere)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	7°	10°	13°	16°	17°	17°	14°	11°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	9°	8°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	193	139	151	101	98	95	105	126	144	186	185	194

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Great How (Thirlmere)

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 103 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 83 km to the south.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 103 kmnortheast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 106 kmeast
Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 115 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Blackpool Population: 145K 83 kmsouth
Preston Population: 313.3K 92 kmsouth
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 98 kmsoutheast
Burnley Population: 149.4K 100 kmsoutheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 104 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Great How (Thirlmere)

Within 100 km: 661 historic and cultural sites, 2,300 natural sites, 470 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km792 places

Tuft Rock Island 23 kmSE
Wood Howe Island 18 kmE
Seamew Crag Island 17 kmS
Little Isle Island 13 kmS

25–60 km990 places

High Moor Mountain 38 kmS
Roanhead Beach Beach 46 kmS
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 36 kmW
Powillimount Beach Beach 50 kmNW

60–100 km1,649 places

British Isles Island 87 kmSW
Great Britain Island 93 kmSE
St Anne's Beach Beach 90 kmS
The Island Island 98 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Legburthwaite Village, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
0.5 km NE
Keswick Village, Keswick
6.4 km NW
Castlerigg Village, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
4.8 km NW
Threlkeld Village, Threlkeld
6.8 km N
Watendlath Village, Borrowdale
4.5 km SW
Portinscale Village, Above Derwent
8 km NW

Great How (Thirlmere)

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Smaithwaite Hill Mountain, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
1 km N
Raven Crag Mountain, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
1 km W
Castle Rock Mountain, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
1.2 km NE
Sippling Crag Mountain, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
1.3 km NW
Castle Crag (Shoulthwalte) Mountain, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
1.4 km W
Wren Crag Mountain, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
1.4 km N
Brown Crag Mountain, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
1.8 km SE
Great Dodd Mountain, Matterdale
3.4 km NE