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Hancock Museum

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, England Coordinates: 54°58′49″ N 1°36′47″ W

Hancock Museum
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Nearest town
Newcastle upon Tyne
0.8 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
56 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport8 km
MME Teesside International Airport54 km

About Hancock Museum

Hancock Museum is a museum. Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

From Wikipedia

The Great North Museum: Hancock is a museum of natural history and ancient civilisations in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The museum was established in 1884 and was formerly known as the Hancock Museum. In 2006 it merged with Newcastle University's Museum of Antiquities and Shefton Museum to form the Great North Museum. The museum reopened as the Great North Museum: Hancock in May 2009 following a major extension and refurbishment of the original Victorian building.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1884
Visitors per year
638,454
Official website
greatnorthmuseum.org.uk

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Hancock Museum

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
August (62 mm)
Driest month
February (39 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Hancock Museum
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°17°20°20°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)563953464950486256545858

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Hancock Museum

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 8 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 1 km to the south.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 8 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 54 kmsouth
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 124 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 1 kmsouth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 17 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 51 kmsoutheast
  • York Population: 156.1K 119 kmsouth
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 132 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Hancock Museum

Within 100 km: 676 historic and cultural sites, 1,169 natural sites, 250 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km158 places

  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 15 kmNE
  • Castle Island Island 21 kmN
  • Match Island Island 9 kmS
  • Rocky Island Island 15 kmNE

25–60 km483 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 51 kmN
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 45 kmSE
  • Redcar Beach Beach 53 kmSE
  • Coquet Island Island 40 kmN

60–100 km1,454 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 86 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 85 kmN
  • Whitby Beach Beach 82 kmSE
  • The Island Island 83 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Nearest towns and villages

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