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Birnie Brae

Located in Kirknewton, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°28′47″ N 2°12′17″ W

Map showing the location of Birnie Brae Birnie Brae
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
508 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sourhope
2.6 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport59 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport90 km

About Birnie Brae

Birnie Brae is a mountain. Location: Kirknewton, Northumberland. Elevation: 508 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include The Schil and Fasset Hill.

Climate of Birnie Brae

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 158 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (171 mm)
Driest month
April (90 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 Birnie Brae
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°7°6°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)171118131909590101121134163158155

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Birnie Brae

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 59 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 68 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 59 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 90 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 119 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 68 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 82 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 83 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 118 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 120 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Birnie Brae

Within 100 km: 595 historic and cultural sites, 1,664 natural sites, 435 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km325 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 19 kmNW
  • Dreeper Island Island 24 kmN
  • Kippie Island Island 24 kmN
  • Great Haugh Island 22 kmN

25–60 km896 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 32 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 32 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 39 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 40 kmNE

60–100 km1,473 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 91 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 88 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 78 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 74 kmNW

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