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Whar Moor

Located in Alwinton, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°23′33″ N 2°15′26″ W

Map showing the location of Whar Moor Whar Moor
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
455 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Heigh
7.7 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport54 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport94 km

About Whar Moor

Whar Moor is a mountain. Location: Alwinton, Northumberland. Elevation: 455 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Broadside Law and Bell Hill.

Climate of Whar Moor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · 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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Climate of Whar Moor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°17°14°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)171118131909590101121134163158155

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Whar Moor

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 54 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 54 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 78 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 86 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 112 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 128 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Whar Moor

Within 100 km: 640 historic and cultural sites, 1,791 natural sites, 441 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km307 places

  • Yetholm Loch Lake 18 kmN
  • Hoselaw Loch Lake 21 kmN
  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 13 kmSW
  • Yeavering Bell Mountain 20 kmNE

25–60 km1,023 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 42 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 42 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 43 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 48 kmNE

60–100 km1,542 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 96 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 93 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 82 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 81 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Heigh Village, Alwinton
    7.7 km E
  • Cocklawfoot Village, The Scottish Borders
    6.6 km N
  • Alwinton Village, Alwinton
    9.6 km SE
  • Sourhope Village, The Scottish Borders
    9.3 km N
  • Hownam Village, The Scottish Borders
    10 km NW
  • Biddlestone Municipality, Northumberland
    11 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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