- Population
- 4,466
- 4.5K
- Elevation
- 9 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport14 km
- MME Teesside International Airport69 km
About Cowpen
Cowpen is a village. Location: Blyth, Northumberland. Population: 4,466. Elevation: 9 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Blyth B Power Station and Horton Castle.
Photos of Cowpen
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Bothal Castle DRomley · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Cowpen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 59 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- August (63 mm)
- Driest month
- February (40 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 56 | 40 | 53 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 63 | 56 | 54 | 59 | 59 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Cowpen
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 14 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 18 km to the south.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 14 kmsouthwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 69 kmsouth
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 141 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 18 kmsouth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 27 kmsouth
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 64 kmsouth
- York Population: 156.1K 134 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 139 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cowpen
Within 100 km: 635 historic and cultural sites, 921 natural sites, 245 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km141 places
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 8 kmSE
- Coquet Island Island 23 kmN
- Carr's Island Island 23 kmNW
- Castle Island Island 4 kmN
25–60 km526 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 34 kmN
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 57 kmSE
- South Wamses Island 57 kmN
- North Wamses Island 57 kmN
60–100 km1,134 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 72 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 70 kmN
- Redcar Beach Beach 64 kmSE
- Whitby Beach Beach 91 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Blyth B Power Station Historic site, East Bedlington1.9 km NE
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Horton Castle Historic site, Blyth2.3 km SW
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River Blyth River, England3.3 km E
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Castle Island Island, North Bedlington4.2 km N
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Meggies Burn River, England4 km SE
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River Wansbeck River, England3.9 km N
Sources & licences
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