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Goatscrag Hill

Located in Ford, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°37′38″ N 2°02′21″ W

Map showing the location of Goatscrag Hill Goatscrag Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
165 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ford
2.9 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport69 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport91 km

About Goatscrag Hill

Goatscrag Hill is a mountain. Location: Ford, Northumberland. Elevation: 165 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include White Hill and Doddington Northmoor.

Climate of Goatscrag Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (91 mm)
Driest month
April (57 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 Goatscrag Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°10°14°17°19°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°2°5°8°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)916670576161658375919186

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Goatscrag Hill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 69 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 78 km to the south.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 69 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 91 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 111 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 78 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 81 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 91 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 110 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 128 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Goatscrag Hill

Within 100 km: 511 historic and cultural sites, 1,419 natural sites, 377 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km271 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 13 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 12 kmNE
  • Old Law Island 16 kmE
  • Lindisfarne Holy Island Island 16 kmE

25–60 km609 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 36 kmSE
  • South Wamses Island 26 kmE
  • North Wamses Island 26 kmE
  • Farne Islands Island 27 kmE

60–100 km1,427 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 89 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 88 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 76 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 68 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ford Village, Ford
    2.9 km W
  • Lowick Village, Lowick
    4.6 km NE
  • Fentonhill Village, Doddington
    3.1 km S
  • Doddington Municipality, Northumberland
    3.5 km S
  • Nesbit Village, Doddington
    3.5 km S
  • Lowick Municipality, Northumberland
    3.9 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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