Raylees Castle Hill
Located in Elsdon, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°13′17″ N 2°07′00″ W
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- Elevation
- 225 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport34 km
- MME Teesside International Airport91 km
About Raylees Castle Hill
Raylees Castle Hill is a historic site. Location: Elsdon, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Mote Hills and Elsdon Tower.
Photos of Raylees Castle Hill
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Mote Hills Andrew Curtis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Raylees Castle Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 107 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 79 | 90 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 74 | 90 | 89 | 105 | 107 | 106 |
How to get to Raylees Castle Hill
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 34 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 42 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 34 kmsoutheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 91 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 113 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 42 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 59 kmsoutheast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 91 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 106 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 149 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Raylees Castle Hill
Within 100 km: 663 historic and cultural sites, 1,855 natural sites, 401 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km245 places
- Carr's Island Island 24 kmE
- Gold Island Island 15 kmSW
- The Island Island 18 kmS
- Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW
25–60 km949 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 58 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 57 kmN
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 41 kmNE
- South Wamses Island 56 kmNE
60–100 km1,725 places
- Seacliff Beach Beach 98 kmN
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 86 kmSE
- Redcar Beach Beach 94 kmSE
- Kirkland Scar Island 75 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mote Hills Historic site, Elsdon1.9 km NE
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Elsdon Tower Landmark, Elsdon1.8 km NE
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Mount Gilbert Mountain, Elsdon3 km SE
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Girsonfield Tower Landmark, Otterburn4 km NW
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Otterburn Tower Landmark, Otterburn4.1 km W
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Leighton Hill Mountain, Otterburn3.6 km NW
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Darden Lough Pele Landmark, Hepple5.5 km NE
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Hallyards Landmark, Corsenside5.5 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Elsdon Village, Elsdon1.6 km NE
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Otterburn Village, Otterburn4.3 km W
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Corsenside Village, Corsenside5.3 km SW
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East Woodburn Village, Corsenside5.4 km S
Sources & licences
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