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Monkside

Located in Falstone, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°14′53″ N 2°29′49″ W

Map showing the location of Monkside Monkside
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
513 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kielder
5.8 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport57 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport96 km

About Monkside

Monkside is a mountain. Location: Falstone, Northumberland. Elevation: 513 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Wether Lair and Pike Knowe.

Climate of Monkside

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (144 mm)
Driest month
April (78 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 Monkside
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)14410111378818188105114136135136

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Monkside

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 57 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 64 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 57 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 96 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 107 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 64 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 81 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 90 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 110 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 131 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Monkside

Within 100 km: 691 historic and cultural sites, 2,563 natural sites, 544 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km203 places

  • Gold Island Island 25 kmSE
  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 9 kmNE
  • Kielder Water Lake 7 kmS
  • Rubers Law Mountain 23 kmNW

25–60 km1,281 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 55 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 39 kmN
  • Broomhaugh Island Island 40 kmSE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 49 kmS

60–100 km2,314 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 80 kmSW
  • Cramond beach Beach 96 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 88 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 91 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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