- Elevation
- 526 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport59 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport93 km
About Preston Hill
Preston Hill is a mountain. Location: Kirknewton, Northumberland. Elevation: 526 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Broadhope Hill and Coldburn Hill.
Photos of Preston Hill
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Hedgehope Hill Stephen Craven · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Coupland Castle Lisa Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Preston Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 91 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | -1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 91 | 66 | 70 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 83 | 75 | 91 | 91 | 86 |
How to get to Preston Hill
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 93 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 119 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 68 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 82 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 84 kmnorthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 118 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 119 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Preston Hill
Within 100 km: 566 historic and cultural sites, 1,566 natural sites, 422 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km343 places
- Wooden Anna Island 21 kmNW
- Dreeper Island Island 21 kmN
- Kippie Island Island 21 kmN
- Great Haugh Island 20 kmN
25–60 km750 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 27 kmNE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 26 kmNE
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 35 kmE
- South Wamses Island 34 kmNE
60–100 km1,461 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 93 kmNW
- Cramond beach Beach 91 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 80 kmNW
- Gullane Beach Beach 74 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Earle Municipality, Northumberland3.1 km E
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Kirknewton Village, Kirknewton4.7 km N
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Westnewton Village, Kirknewton5 km N
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Wooler Village, Wooler8.3 km NE
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Yeavering Village, Kirknewton6.6 km N
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Akeld Municipality, Northumberland6.1 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Broadhope Hill Mountain, Earle1.1 km E
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Coldburn Hill Mountain, Kirknewton2.1 km W
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Hedgehope Hill Mountain, Ingram4.5 km SE
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Cold Law Mountain, Earle3.1 km E
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Newton Tors Mountain, Kirknewton3.5 km NW
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The Cheviot Mountain, Earle3.5 km SW
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Fredden Hill Mountain, Wooler4.4 km NE
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Cairn Hill Mountain, Earle4.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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