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Shildon Hill

Located in Bywell, Northumberland Coordinates: 54°59′52″ N 1°56′53″ W

Map showing the location of Shildon Hill Shildon Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
189 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wall Houses
1.5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport17 km
MME Teesside International Airport64 km

About Shildon Hill

Shildon Hill is a mountain. Location: Bywell, Northumberland. Elevation: 189 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Whittington Hill and Carr Hill.

Climate of Shildon Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (69 mm)
Driest month
February (49 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 Shildon Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°19°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°1°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)694966535352576764666569

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Shildon Hill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 17 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 22 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 17 kmeast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 64 kmsoutheast
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 127 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 22 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 38 kmeast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 66 kmsoutheast
  • York Population: 156.1K 129 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 132 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Shildon Hill

Within 100 km: 737 historic and cultural sites, 1,821 natural sites, 384 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km193 places

  • Broomhaugh Island Island 9 kmW
  • Gold Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Ryton Island Island 12 kmE
  • The Island Island 17 kmNW

25–60 km755 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 54 kmNE
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 33 kmE
  • Coquet Island Island 46 kmNE
  • Michell's Island Island 53 kmS

60–100 km1,994 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 81 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 80 kmN
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 62 kmSE
  • Redcar Beach Beach 70 kmSE

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