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Thwaite Scars

Located in Austwick, Craven District Coordinates: 54°08′00″ N 2°21′52″ W

Map showing the location of Thwaite Scars Thwaite Scars
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
407 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Austwick
2.5 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport55 km
MME Teesside International Airport74 km

About Thwaite Scars

Thwaite Scars is a mountain. Location: Austwick, Craven District. Elevation: 407 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Moughton and Ingleborough.

Climate of Thwaite Scars

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 165 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (165 mm)
Driest month
May (83 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 Thwaite Scars
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°13°16°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°10°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)156101125878392100121134156165164

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Thwaite Scars

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 55 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 38 km to the south.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 55 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 74 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 87 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 38 kmsouth
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 43 kmsouth
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 47 kmsouthwest
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 55 kmsoutheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 57 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Thwaite Scars

Within 100 km: 796 historic and cultural sites, 1,843 natural sites, 288 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km195 places

  • Bird Island Island 15 kmS
  • The Island Island 17 kmNW
  • Terrybank Tarn Lake 20 kmNW
  • Semer Water Lake 22 kmNE

25–60 km1,152 places

  • Great Britain Island 28 kmSE
  • High Moor Mountain 51 kmW
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 58 kmW
  • The Island Island 48 kmE

60–100 km1,580 places

  • Formby Beach Beach 80 kmSW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 74 kmSW
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 61 kmSW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 90 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Austwick Village, Austwick
    2.5 km S
  • Wharfe Village, Austwick
    2.4 km SE
  • Clapham Village, Clapham cum Newby
    2.3 km SW
  • Newby Cote Village, Clapham cum Newby
    3.1 km W
  • Newby Village, Clapham cum Newby
    3.6 km W
  • Ingleton Village, Ingleton
    7.2 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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