- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 128 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport68 km
- MME Teesside International Airport105 km
About Mossthorn Tower
Mossthorn Tower is a landmark. Location: Stapleton, Cumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Cumcrook Tower and Willie Toms Tower.
Photos of Mossthorn Tower
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Askerton Castle Keith Salvesen · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Bewcastle Castle Peter McDermott · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Mossthorn Tower
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · 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° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 106 | 77 | 87 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 83 | 89 | 101 | 103 | 106 |
How to get to Mossthorn Tower
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 68 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 74 km to the east.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 68 kmeast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 105 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 107 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 74 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 90 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 104 kmnorth
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 112 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 131 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mossthorn Tower
Within 100 km: 762 historic and cultural sites, 3,123 natural sites, 657 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km234 places
- Fishgarth Holm Island 23 kmS
- Coathouse Island Island 21 kmS
- Little Corby Island Island 16 kmS
- Goat Island Island 4 kmSW
25–60 km1,311 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 55 kmW
- Kirkland Scar Island 29 kmSW
- Cherry Holm Island 58 kmS
- Rampsholme Island Island 58 kmSW
60–100 km2,997 places
- High Moor Mountain 96 kmS
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 83 kmSW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 91 kmNE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 91 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cumcrook Tower Landmark, Stapleton1.9 km NW
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Willie Toms Tower Landmark, Solport2.3 km W
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Harperhill Landmark, Stapleton2.4 km SW
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John Comcrooks Tower Landmark, Solport2.6 km W
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Roadhead Hill Mountain, Bewcastle1.5 km N
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Soutermoor Landmark, Stapleton3.5 km SW
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Low Todholes Landmark, Bewcastle3.6 km N
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The Bailie Landmark, Bewcastle3.6 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Lyneholmeford Village, Stapleton1 km S
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Longrigg Village, Stapleton1.5 km SW
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Roadhead Village, Bewcastle1.6 km N
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Solport Village, Cumberland4.5 km W
Sources & licences
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