- Elevation
- 269 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport36 km
- MME Teesside International Airport98 km
About Bigges' Pillar
Bigges' Pillar is a mountain. Location: Edlingham, Northumberland. Elevation: 269 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Corby's Crags and Shirlaw Pike.
Photos of Bigges' Pillar
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Callaly Castle original: Mick Garratt derivative work: Paravane · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Bigges' Pillar
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 77 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- November (77 mm)
- Driest month
- April (53 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 55 | 62 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 73 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 74 |
How to get to Bigges' Pillar
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 36 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 45 km to the south.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 36 kmsouth
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 98 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 118 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 45 kmsouth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 57 kmsoutheast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 94 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 110 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 144 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bigges' Pillar
Within 100 km: 574 historic and cultural sites, 1,199 natural sites, 314 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km234 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 16 kmNE
- Coquet Island Island 17 kmE
- Carr's Island Island 8 kmS
- Cushat Law Mountain 21 kmW
25–60 km632 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 42 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 41 kmN
- South Wamses Island 33 kmN
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 39 kmSE
60–100 km1,221 places
- Gullane Beach Beach 100 kmNW
- Seacliff Beach Beach 93 kmNW
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 87 kmSE
- Redcar Beach Beach 94 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Edlingham Village, Edlingham2.1 km NW
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Swarland Village, Newton-on-the-Moor and Swarland5.5 km SE
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Longframlington Village, Longframlington6.1 km S
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Shilbottle Village, Shilbottle7.8 km E
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Alnwick Town, Alnwick9 km NE
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Rothbury Village, Rothbury8.2 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Corby's Crags Mountain, Edlingham3.1 km NE
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Shirlaw Pike Mountain, Cartington3.9 km SW
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Rothbury Forest Mountain, Cartington4.9 km S
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Edlingham Castle Historic site, Edlingham2.2 km N
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Chesterhill Mountain, Newton-on-the-Moor and Swarland4.8 km SE
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Newtown Tower Landmark, Edlingham2.6 km NW
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Long Crag Mountain, Callaly6 km W
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Callaly Crag Mountain, Whittingham6.1 km W
Sources & licences
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