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Black Knowe

Located in Falstone, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°07′23″ N 2°33′49″ W

Map showing the location of Black Knowe Black Knowe
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
492 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Falstone
10 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport57 km
MME Teesside International Airport100 km

About Black Knowe

Black Knowe is a mountain. Location: Falstone, Northumberland. Elevation: 492 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Sighty Crag and Muckle Samuel's Crags.

Climate of Black Knowe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (134 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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 Black Knowe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)134951077375778397104124127130

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Black Knowe

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 57 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 63 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 57 kmeast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 100 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 105 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 63 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 79 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 101 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 105 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 135 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Black Knowe

Within 100 km: 743 historic and cultural sites, 2,881 natural sites, 598 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km211 places

  • Goat Island Island 18 kmSW
  • Gold Island Island 22 kmE
  • The Island Island 25 kmE
  • Tindale Tarn Lake 23 kmS

25–60 km1,231 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 44 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 54 kmN
  • Broomhaugh Island Island 35 kmSE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 34 kmSW

60–100 km2,780 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 97 kmSW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 70 kmW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 99 kmN
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 78 kmNE

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