Scarborough Castle
Located in Scarborough District, North Yorkshire Coordinates: 54°17′14″ N 0°23′23″ W
- Elevation
- 85 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MME Teesside International Airport72 km
- HUY Humberside Airport79 km
About Scarborough Castle
Scarborough Castle is a mountain. Location: Scarborough District, North Yorkshire. Elevation: 85 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Scarborough Castle and Scarborough Signal Station.
Photos of Scarborough Castle
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Scarborough Castle Benjamin Smith · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Ayton Castle JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Scarborough Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 60 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (63 mm)
- Driest month
- February (41 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 41 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 55 | 50 | 59 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 63 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Scarborough Castle
The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (MME), 72 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) (95 km). The nearest large city is York, 58 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 72 kmwest
- Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 79 kmsouth
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 95 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- York Population: 156.1K 58 kmsouthwest
- Hull Population: 314K 60 kmsouth
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 64 kmnorthwest
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 93 kmsouthwest
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 94 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Scarborough Castle
Within 100 km: 288 historic and cultural sites, 266 natural sites, 79 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km52 places
- Peasholm Island Island 1 kmW
- Oliver's Mount Mountain 2 kmSW
- Ling Hill Mountain 24 kmNW
- Seamer Beacon Mountain 4 kmW
25–60 km224 places
- Redcar Beach Beach 58 kmNW
- Whitby Beach Beach 29 kmNW
- North Beach Beach 26 kmSE
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 29 kmSE
60–100 km357 places
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 66 kmNW
- The Island Island 83 kmW
- Sunk Island Island 74 kmS
- Read's Island Island 68 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Scarborough Town, Scarborough District1.3 km SW -
St Nicholas Cliff Neighbourhood, Scarborough District1 km SW
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South Cliff Neighbourhood, Scarborough District1.4 km SW
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Northstead Neighbourhood, Scarborough District1.8 km W
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Falsgrave Neighbourhood, Scarborough District2.3 km SW
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Prospect Mount Neighbourhood, Scarborough District2.3 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Scarborough Castle Historic site, Scarborough District<0.1 km N
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Scarborough Signal Station Historic site, Scarborough District0.2 km E
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Peasholm Island Island, Scarborough District1.4 km W
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North Bay Natural site, England1.2 km NW
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Prospect Mount Mountain, Scarborough District2.4 km W
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Oliver's Mount Mountain, Scarborough District2.4 km SW
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Scarborough Bay Natural site, England2.3 km SE
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South Bay Natural site, Scarborough District2.4 km S
Sources & licences
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