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Longstone Lighthouse

Located in North Sunderland, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°38′38″ N 1°36′39″ W

Longstone Lighthouse
Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Seahouses
7.6 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport68 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport116 km

About Longstone Lighthouse

Longstone Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: North Sunderland, Northumberland.

From Wikipedia

Longstone Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on Longstone Rock in the outer group of the Farne Islands off the Northumberland Coast, England. Completed in 1826, it was originally called the Outer Farne Lighthouse, and complemented the earlier Inner Farne Lighthouse. The lighthouse is best known for the 1838 wreck of the Forfarshire and the role of Grace Darling, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, in rescuing survivors.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1826
Heritage designation
Grade II listed building
Height
26 m
Official website
discoverthefarneislands.co.uk

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Longstone Lighthouse

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
August (64 mm)
Driest month
April (43 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 Longstone Lighthouse
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)624650434850506453606462

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Longstone Lighthouse

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 68 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 75 km to the south.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 68 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 116 kmwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 126 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 75 kmsouth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 84 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 105 kmwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 121 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 125 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Longstone Lighthouse

Within 100 km: 409 historic and cultural sites, 843 natural sites, 237 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km113 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 24 kmNW
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 22 kmW
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 23 kmS
  • South Wamses Island 1 kmSW

25–60 km461 places

  • Coquet Island Island 35 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 51 kmW
  • Carr's Island Island 40 kmS
  • Dreeper Island Island 37 kmW

60–100 km915 places

  • Gullane Beach Beach 89 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 79 kmNW
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 64 kmS
  • Isle of May Island 85 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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