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Village

Rock

Located in Rennington, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°28′31″ N 1°40′52″ W

Map showing the location of Rock Rock
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
88 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport49 km
MME Teesside International Airport109 km

About Rock

Rock is a village. Location: Rennington, Northumberland. Elevation: 88 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Heiferlaw Tower and Embleton Tower.

Climate of Rock

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (77 mm)
Driest month
April (53 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 Rock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)755562535757587362717774

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

How to get to Rock

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 49 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 56 km to the south.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 49 kmsouth
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 109 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 119 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 56 kmsouth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 66 kmsouth
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 104 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 109 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 137 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Rock

Within 100 km: 477 historic and cultural sites, 1,009 natural sites, 284 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km196 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 8 kmSE
  • South Wamses Island 18 kmN
  • Old Law Island 20 kmN
  • North Wamses Island 19 kmN

25–60 km560 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 33 kmNW
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 32 kmNW
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 47 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 49 kmW

60–100 km1,014 places

  • Gullane Beach Beach 96 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 88 kmNW
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 96 kmS
  • Isle of May Island 96 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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