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How Burn

Located in Pegswood, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°10′33″ N 1°40′32″ W

Map showing the location of How Burn How Burn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
54 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Morpeth
1.2 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport15 km
MME Teesside International Airport76 km

About How Burn

How Burn is a river. Location: Pegswood, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Bluebell Wood and Morpeth Castle.

Climate of How Burn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (69 mm)
Driest month
February (48 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 How Burn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°11°10°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)664858515455556858616967

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

How to get to How Burn

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 15 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 23 km to the south.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 15 kmsouth
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 76 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 137 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 23 kmsouth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 36 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 73 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 129 kmnorthwest
  • York Population: 156.1K 141 kmsouth

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

Day trips from How Burn

Within 100 km: 626 historic and cultural sites, 1,062 natural sites, 271 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km169 places

  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 19 kmSE
  • Coquet Island Island 20 kmNE
  • Carr's Island Island 14 kmNW
  • Castle Island Island 8 kmE

25–60 km645 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 29 kmN
  • South Wamses Island 51 kmN
  • Old Law Island 53 kmN
  • North Wamses Island 52 kmN

60–100 km1,145 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 64 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 63 kmN
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 66 kmSE
  • Redcar Beach Beach 73 kmSE

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