Low Rigg
Located in St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°35′42″ N 3°04′49″ W
- Elevation
- 277 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport102 km
- MME Teesside International Airport107 km
About Low Rigg
Low Rigg is a mountain. Location: St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland. Elevation: 277 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (102 km). Nearby sights include High Rigg SE Top and Dodd Crag.
Photos of Low Rigg
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Skiddaw Antiquary · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Great Dodd Silence-is-infinite · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Low Rigg
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 185 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 193 | 139 | 151 | 101 | 98 | 95 | 105 | 126 | 144 | 186 | 185 | 194 |
How to get to Low Rigg
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 102 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 87 km to the south.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 102 kmnortheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 107 kmeast
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 115 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Blackpool Population: 145K 87 kmsouth
- Preston Population: 313.3K 96 kmsouth
- Blackburn Population: 146.5K 102 kmsoutheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 103 kmnortheast
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 104 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Low Rigg
Within 100 km: 656 historic and cultural sites, 2,395 natural sites, 495 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km712 places
- Wood Howe Island 20 kmSE
- Seamew Crag Island 21 kmS
- Little Isle Island 17 kmS
- Heron Island Island 17 kmS
25–60 km1,075 places
- High Moor Mountain 42 kmS
- Roanhead Beach Beach 49 kmS
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 36 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 46 kmNW
60–100 km1,759 places
- British Isles Island 89 kmSW
- Great Britain Island 97 kmSE
- St Anne's Beach Beach 94 kmS
- Murrays Isles Island 78 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Keswick Village, Keswick3.4 km W
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Castlerigg Village, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn2.1 km W
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Threlkeld Village, Threlkeld3.4 km NE
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Wescoe Village, Threlkeld2.2 km N
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Portinscale Village, Above Derwent5.3 km W
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Brigham Neighbourhood, Keswick2.8 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
High Rigg SE Top Mountain, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn1.5 km SE
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Dodd Crag Mountain, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn2.5 km SW
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Threlkeld Knotts Mountain, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn2.7 km E
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Wren Crag Mountain, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn2.9 km SE
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Great Dodd Mountain, Matterdale4.5 km SE
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Walla Crag Mountain, Borrowdale3 km SW
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Clough Head Mountain, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn3.1 km E
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Latrigg Mountain, Underskiddaw3.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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