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Highspoon Hill

Located in Otterburn, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°18′17″ N 2°10′01″ W

Map showing the location of Highspoon Hill Highspoon Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
357 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Harbottle
4.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport43 km
MME Teesside International Airport100 km

About Highspoon Hill

Highspoon Hill is a mountain. Location: Otterburn, Northumberland. Elevation: 357 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Cold Law and Harbottle Hill.

Climate of Highspoon Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (129 mm)
Driest month
April (74 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 Highspoon Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°7°9°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°8°6°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)129901027476758198102121121121

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Highspoon Hill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 43 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 51 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 43 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 100 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 105 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 51 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 67 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 97 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 101 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 139 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Highspoon Hill

Within 100 km: 666 historic and cultural sites, 1,814 natural sites, 424 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km268 places

  • Gold Island Island 24 kmS
  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 16 kmW
  • Kielder Water Lake 25 kmSW
  • Cushat Law Mountain 13 kmN

25–60 km975 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 49 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 48 kmN
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 39 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 50 kmNE

60–100 km1,661 places

  • Portobello Beach Beach 94 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 92 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 88 kmN
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 95 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Harbottle Municipality, Northumberland
    4.3 km E
  • Otterburn Village, Otterburn
    8 km S
  • Harbottle Village, Harbottle
    5.2 km NE
  • Alwinton Village, Alwinton
    5.7 km NE
  • Elsdon Village, Elsdon
    9 km SE
  • Hepple Municipality, Northumberland
    6.6 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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