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Gunner's Box

Located in Elsdon, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°13′22″ N 2°01′37″ W

Map showing the location of Gunner's Box Gunner's Box
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
325 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Elsdon
4.9 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport30 km
MME Teesside International Airport88 km

About Gunner's Box

Gunner's Box is a mountain. Location: Elsdon, Northumberland. Elevation: 325 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Darden Rigg and Tosson Hill.

Climate of Gunner's Box

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 107 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (112 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Gunner's Box
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°16°18°17°15°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)1127990687169749089105107106

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gunner's Box

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 30 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 38 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 30 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 88 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 117 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 38 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 54 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 88 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 110 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 151 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gunner's Box

Within 100 km: 655 historic and cultural sites, 1,667 natural sites, 365 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km236 places

  • Carr's Island Island 18 kmNE
  • Gold Island Island 19 kmSW
  • The Island Island 20 kmSW
  • Cushat Law Mountain 22 kmN

25–60 km869 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 57 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 56 kmN
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 37 kmNE
  • South Wamses Island 53 kmNE

60–100 km1,582 places

  • Seacliff Beach Beach 100 kmN
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 83 kmSE
  • Redcar Beach Beach 90 kmSE
  • Kirkland Scar Island 80 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Elsdon Village, Elsdon
    4.9 km W
  • Harwood Village, Hollinghill
    2.4 km SE
  • Rothley Municipality, Northumberland
    4.2 km SE
  • Hollinghill Municipality, Northumberland
    4.3 km NE
  • Knowesgate Village, Kirkwhelpington
    6.3 km S
  • Otterburn Village, Otterburn
    9.9 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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