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Bolt's Law

Located in Hunstanworth, Durham Coordinates: 54°47′57″ N 2°05′07″ W

Map showing the location of Bolt's Law Bolt's Law
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
541 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rookhope
2.2 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport37 km
MME Teesside International Airport53 km

About Bolt's Law

Bolt's Law is a mountain. Location: Hunstanworth, Durham. Elevation: 541 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Horseshoe Hill and Dry Rigg.

Climate of Bolt's Law

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (141 mm)
Driest month
June (80 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 Bolt's Law
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°17°17°13°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1419811582818088104110127132138

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Bolt's Law

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 37 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 36 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 37 kmnortheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 53 kmsoutheast
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 107 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 36 kmnortheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 47 kmeast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 60 kmsoutheast
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 112 kmsouth
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 114 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bolt's Law

Within 100 km: 850 historic and cultural sites, 2,163 natural sites, 403 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km130 places

  • Broomhaugh Island Island 19 kmN
  • Grassholme Reservoir Lake 23 kmS
  • Selset Reservoir Lake 24 kmS
  • Three Pikes Mountain 15 kmSW

25–60 km899 places

  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 51 kmNE
  • Batt Island Island 56 kmS
  • Michell's Island Island 37 kmSE
  • Wood Howe Island 57 kmSW

60–100 km2,387 places

  • Great Britain Island 89 kmS
  • High Moor Mountain 94 kmSW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 96 kmW
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 78 kmNE

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