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Village

Heigh

Located in Alwinton, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°24′04″ N 2°08′13″ W

Map showing the location of Heigh Heigh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
380 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport49 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport99 km

About Heigh

Heigh is a village. Location: Alwinton, Northumberland. Elevation: 380 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Sneer Hill and Dryhope Hill.

Climate of Heigh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
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 Heigh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°9°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°8°8°7°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)14710311382858189109113139138135

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Heigh

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 49 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 58 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 49 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 99 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 109 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 58 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 73 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 108 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 130 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Heigh

Within 100 km: 624 historic and cultural sites, 1,619 natural sites, 416 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km317 places

  • Yetholm Loch Lake 20 kmNW
  • Hoselaw Loch Lake 23 kmNW
  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 20 kmSW
  • Yeavering Bell Mountain 17 kmN

25–60 km868 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 38 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 38 kmN
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 35 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 42 kmNE

60–100 km1,474 places

  • Cramond beach Beach 97 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 87 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 84 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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