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Great Hetha

Located in Kirknewton, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°32′25″ N 2°10′58″ W

Map showing the location of Great Hetha Great Hetha
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
343 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Westnewton
2.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport64 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport88 km

About Great Hetha

Great Hetha is a mountain. Location: Kirknewton, Northumberland. Elevation: 343 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Ell's Knowe and The Bell.

Climate of Great Hetha

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
October (94 mm)
Driest month
April (56 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 Great Hetha
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°7°9°13°16°18°17°15°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)916672566162688482949187

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Great Hetha

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 64 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 73 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 64 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 88 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 114 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 73 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 78 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 87 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 115 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 123 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Great Hetha

Within 100 km: 562 historic and cultural sites, 1,612 natural sites, 426 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km326 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 16 kmNW
  • Dreeper Island Island 17 kmN
  • Kippie Island Island 17 kmN
  • St Thomas's Island Island 22 kmN

25–60 km787 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 26 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 25 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 39 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 37 kmE

60–100 km1,487 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 87 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 85 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 74 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 69 kmNW

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