West Whelpington Tower
Located in Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°08′55″ N 2°02′25″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 202 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport26 km
- MME Teesside International Airport81 km
About West Whelpington Tower
West Whelpington Tower is a landmark. Location: Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Kirkwhelpington Vicars Pele and West Harle Tower.
Climate of West Whelpington Tower
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 85 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (90 mm)
- Driest month
- April (58 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) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 90 | 64 | 76 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 77 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 87 |
How to get to West Whelpington Tower
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 26 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 34 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 26 kmsoutheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 81 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 123 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 34 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 50 kmsoutheast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 82 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 115 kmnorthwest
- York Population: 156.1K 146 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from West Whelpington Tower
Within 100 km: 686 historic and cultural sites, 1,814 natural sites, 383 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km221 places
- Broomhaugh Island Island 20 kmS
- Carr's Island Island 24 kmNE
- Gold Island Island 13 kmSW
- The Island Island 13 kmSW
25–60 km892 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 43 kmNE
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 39 kmE
- Old Law Island 58 kmN
- Coquet Island Island 38 kmNE
60–100 km1,770 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 65 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 64 kmN
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 77 kmSE
- Redcar Beach Beach 85 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kirkwhelpington Vicars Pele Landmark, Kirkwhelpington2.2 km E
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West Harle Tower Landmark, Kirkwhelpington2.3 km SE
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Sweethope Castle Historic site, Bavington2.7 km SW
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The Fawns Castle Historic site, Kirkwhelpington3.5 km NE
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Little Harle Tower Landmark, Kirkwhelpington3.9 km E
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Kirkharle Hall Landmark, Kirkwhelpington4.1 km E
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Catcherside Tower Landmark, Kirkwhelpington4.2 km NE
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Wallington Hall Landmark, Wallington Demesne5.4 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Kirkwhelpington Village, Kirkwhelpington2.3 km E
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Knowesgate Village, Kirkwhelpington2.5 km NE
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Harle Village, Kirkwhelpington3.2 km E
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Kirkharle Village, Kirkwhelpington3.9 km SE
Sources & licences
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