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High Knowes

Located in Alnham, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°24′33″ N 2°03′03″ W

Map showing the location of High Knowes High Knowes
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
395 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Alnham
3.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport47 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport103 km

About High Knowes

High Knowes is a mountain. Location: Alnham, Northumberland. Elevation: 395 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Hogdon Law and Wether Cairn.

Climate of High Knowes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (147 mm)
Driest month
June (81 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 High Knowes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)14710311382858189109113139138135

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to High Knowes

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 47 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 56 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 47 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 103 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 108 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 70 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 94 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 106 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 131 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from High Knowes

Within 100 km: 607 historic and cultural sites, 1,505 natural sites, 382 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km319 places

  • Carr's Island Island 22 kmSE
  • Yetholm Loch Lake 23 kmNW
  • Hoselaw Loch Lake 25 kmNW
  • Yeavering Bell Mountain 17 kmN

25–60 km774 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 36 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 35 kmN
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 30 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 37 kmNE

60–100 km1,401 places

  • Portobello Beach Beach 90 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 86 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 80 kmNW
  • Isle of May Island 92 kmN

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