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Horseshoe Hill

Located in Stanhope, Durham Coordinates: 54°47′55″ N 2°01′29″ W

Map showing the location of Horseshoe Hill Horseshoe Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
520 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Stanhope
5.5 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport34 km
MME Teesside International Airport50 km

About Horseshoe Hill

Horseshoe Hill is a mountain. Location: Stanhope, Durham. Elevation: 520 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Bolt's Law and Collier Law.

Climate of Horseshoe Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
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 Horseshoe Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°17°17°14°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°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 Horseshoe Hill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 34 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 33 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 34 kmnortheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 50 kmsoutheast
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 107 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 33 kmnortheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 43 kmeast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 57 kmsoutheast
  • York Population: 156.1K 112 kmsoutheast
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 112 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Horseshoe Hill

Within 100 km: 834 historic and cultural sites, 2,096 natural sites, 396 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km122 places

  • Broomhaugh Island Island 20 kmN
  • Grassholme Reservoir Lake 23 kmS
  • Selset Reservoir Lake 25 kmS
  • Three Pikes Mountain 18 kmSW

25–60 km843 places

  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 56 kmE
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 48 kmNE
  • Batt Island Island 56 kmS
  • Michell's Island Island 35 kmSE

60–100 km2,361 places

  • Great Britain Island 89 kmS
  • High Moor Mountain 97 kmSW
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 76 kmN
  • Redcar Beach Beach 64 kmE

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