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Otterburn Tower

Located in Otterburn, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°13′57″ N 2°10′43″ W

Map showing the location of Otterburn Tower Otterburn Tower
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Otterburn
0.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
161 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport38 km
MME Teesside International Airport94 km

About Otterburn Tower

Otterburn Tower is a landmark. Location: Otterburn, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Girsonfield Tower and Greenchester Pele.

Climate of Otterburn Tower

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
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 Otterburn Tower
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)129901027476758198102121121121

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Otterburn Tower

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 38 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 46 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 38 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 94 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 110 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 46 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 63 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 95 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 103 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 146 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Otterburn Tower

Within 100 km: 669 historic and cultural sites, 2,006 natural sites, 432 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km246 places

  • Gold Island Island 15 kmS
  • The Island Island 18 kmS
  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 18 kmNW
  • Kielder Water Lake 21 kmW

25–60 km1,011 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 57 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 56 kmN
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 44 kmNE
  • South Wamses Island 57 kmNE

60–100 km1,850 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 97 kmW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 100 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 99 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 96 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Otterburn Village, Otterburn
    0.2 km NW
  • Elsdon Village, Elsdon
    4.8 km E
  • Elsdon Municipality, Northumberland
    5.6 km E
  • Corsenside Village, Corsenside
    5.5 km S

Sources & licences

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