Whitby Castle
Located in Whitby, Scarborough District Coordinates: 54°29′11″ N 0°37′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 27 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- MME Teesside International Airport53 km
- NCL Newcastle International Airport92 km
About Whitby Castle
Whitby Castle is a historic site. Location: Whitby, Scarborough District. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Captain Cook Statue and Whitby Abbey.
Photos of Whitby Castle
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Foss Castle Mick Garratt · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Whitby Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 73 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (74 mm)
- Driest month
- February (50 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° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 73 | 50 | 58 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 58 | 65 | 63 | 71 | 73 | 74 |
How to get to Whitby Castle
The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (MME), 53 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Newcastle International Airport (NCL) (92 km). The nearest large city is Middlesbrough, 41 km to the west.
Airports
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 53 kmwest
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 92 kmnorthwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 97 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 41 kmwest
- York Population: 156.1K 66 kmsouthwest
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 68 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 84 kmnorthwest
- Hull Population: 314K 85 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Whitby Castle
Within 100 km: 323 historic and cultural sites, 337 natural sites, 101 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km63 places
- Whitby Beach Beach 2 kmNW
- St Thomas's Island Island 11 kmSW
- North York Moors Mountain 12 kmSW
- Beacon Hill Mountain 16 kmW
25–60 km228 places
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 41 kmNW
- Redcar Beach Beach 33 kmNW
- North Beach Beach 52 kmSE
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 55 kmSE
60–100 km470 places
- The Island Island 73 kmW
- Sunk Island Island 100 kmS
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 84 kmNW
- Read's Island Island 89 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Captain Cook Statue Landmark, Whitby0.4 km N
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Whitby Abbey Attraction, Whitby0.6 km E
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Whitby West Pier Lighthouse (historical) Landmark, Whitby0.8 km N
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Whitby East Pier Lighthouse (historical) Landmark, Whitby0.8 km NE
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Sneaton Castle Historic site, Whitby1.6 km W
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River Esk River, England0.5 km NE
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Saltwick Nab Natural site, Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre2 km E
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Whitby High Lighthouse Landmark, Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre3.3 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Whitby Town, Whitby0.2 km NE
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Fishburn Park Neighbourhood, Whitby0.6 km S
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West Cliff Neighbourhood, Whitby0.7 km NW
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Castle Park Neighbourhood, Whitby1.3 km W
Sources & licences
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