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Glitteringstone

Located in Cartington, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°19′17″ N 1°55′45″ W

Map showing the location of Glitteringstone Glitteringstone
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
250 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rothbury
1.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport35 km
MME Teesside International Airport96 km

About Glitteringstone

Glitteringstone is a mountain. Location: Cartington, Northumberland. Elevation: 250 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Cartington Castle and Cartington Hill.

Climate of Glitteringstone

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 88 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (89 mm)
Driest month
April (60 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 Glitteringstone
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)896474606261647972828886

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Glitteringstone

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 35 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 44 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 35 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 96 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 115 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 44 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 58 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 94 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 106 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 144 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glitteringstone

Within 100 km: 618 historic and cultural sites, 1,335 natural sites, 355 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km252 places

  • Coquet Island Island 25 kmE
  • Carr's Island Island 11 kmE
  • Cushat Law Mountain 16 kmNW
  • The Cheviot Mountain 22 kmNW

25–60 km718 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 46 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 44 kmN
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 25 kmNE
  • South Wamses Island 40 kmNE

60–100 km1,338 places

  • Gullane Beach Beach 98 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 93 kmNW
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 88 kmSE
  • Redcar Beach Beach 95 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Rothbury Village, Rothbury
    1.8 km SE
  • Thropton Village, Thropton
    2 km SW
  • Rothbury Municipality, Northumberland
    1.6 km SE
  • Thropton Municipality, Northumberland
    1.9 km W
  • Snitter Village, Snitter
    2.1 km W
  • Cragside Village, Cartington
    2.9 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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