- Elevation
- 256 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport38 km
- MME Teesside International Airport78 km
About Grindon Hill
Grindon Hill is a mountain. Location: Haydon, Northumberland. Elevation: 256 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Haydon Fell and Sewingshields Crags.
Photos of Grindon Hill
Climate of Grindon Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 92 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (98 mm)
- Driest month
- April (59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 98 | 69 | 79 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 80 | 77 | 88 | 92 | 95 |
How to get to Grindon Hill
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 38 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 43 km to the east.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 38 kmeast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 78 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 125 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 43 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 59 kmeast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 83 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 120 kmnorthwest
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 135 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grindon Hill
Within 100 km: 785 historic and cultural sites, 2,491 natural sites, 479 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km177 places
- Broomhaugh Island Island 13 kmE
- Gold Island Island 10 kmN
- The Island Island 9 kmNE
- Tindale Tarn Lake 23 kmSW
25–60 km1,038 places
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 54 kmE
- Coquet Island Island 60 kmNE
- Kirkland Scar Island 58 kmW
- Fishgarth Holm Island 37 kmSW
60–100 km2,540 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 84 kmW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 83 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 82 kmN
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 65 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Grindon Village, Haydon0.9 km N
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Haydon Bridge Village, Haydon4.4 km SE
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Settlingstones Village, Newbrough2.2 km E
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Newbrough Municipality, Northumberland3.2 km E
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Simonburn Municipality, Northumberland4.7 km N
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Thorngrafton Village, Bardon Mill4.9 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Haydon Fell Mountain, Haydon2.6 km SE
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Sewingshields Crags Mountain, Haydon2.8 km NW
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Thorngrafton Common Mountain, Bardon Mill4.4 km SW
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Hotbank Crags Mountain, Bardon Mill4.7 km W
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Sewingshields Castle Historic site, Simonburn2.5 km NW
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Settlingstones Tower Landmark, Newbrough2.5 km E
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Bell Crags Mountain, Wark6.8 km NW
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Highshield Crags Mountain, Henshaw5.9 km W
Sources & licences
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