- Elevation
- 421 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport53 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport94 km
About Shorthope Hill
Shorthope Hill is a mountain. Location: Alwinton, Northumberland. Elevation: 421 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Ward Law and Tindale Law.
Photos of Shorthope Hill
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Windy Gyle Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Shorthope Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 158 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (171 mm)
- Driest month
- April (90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 171 | 118 | 131 | 90 | 95 | 90 | 101 | 121 | 134 | 163 | 158 | 155 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Shorthope Hill
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 53 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 62 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 53 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 94 kmnorthwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 112 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 62 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 77 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 86 kmnorthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 112 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 127 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Shorthope Hill
Within 100 km: 634 historic and cultural sites, 1,733 natural sites, 430 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km312 places
- Wooden Anna Island 25 kmNW
- Yetholm Loch Lake 17 kmN
- Hoselaw Loch Lake 20 kmN
- Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 16 kmSW
25–60 km979 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 40 kmNE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 40 kmNE
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 41 kmE
- South Wamses Island 46 kmNE
60–100 km1,506 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 96 kmNW
- Cramond beach Beach 93 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 83 kmNW
- Gullane Beach Beach 81 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Heigh Village, Alwinton5.6 km E
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Cocklawfoot Village, The Scottish Borders5.1 km N
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Alwinton Village, Alwinton8.7 km SE
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Sourhope Village, The Scottish Borders8 km N
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Biddlestone Municipality, Northumberland9 km SE
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Hownam Village, The Scottish Borders11 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ward Law Mountain, Alwinton1.5 km NE
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Tindale Law Mountain, Alwinton1.5 km S
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Middle Hill Mountain, Alwinton1.5 km E
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Windy Gyle Mountain, Alwinton2.9 km N
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The Middle Mountain, Alwinton1.9 km NE
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Kyloe Shin Mountain, Alwinton2.2 km SE
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Swineside Law Mountain, Alwinton2.3 km NW
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Whar Moor Mountain, Alwinton2.4 km SW
Sources & licences
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