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Ellis Crag

Located in Rochester, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°18′15″ N 2°23′58″ W

Map showing the location of Ellis Crag Ellis Crag
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
497 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Catcleugh
2.1 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport54 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport94 km

About Ellis Crag

Ellis Crag is a mountain. Location: Rochester, Northumberland. Elevation: 497 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Catcleugh Reservoir and Blackman's Law.

Climate of Ellis Crag

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (144 mm)
Driest month
April (78 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 Ellis Crag
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)14410111378818188105114136135136

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Ellis Crag

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 54 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 62 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 54 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 94 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 108 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 62 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 79 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 88 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 110 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 133 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Ellis Crag

Within 100 km: 672 historic and cultural sites, 2,215 natural sites, 499 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km229 places

  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 2 kmNW
  • Kielder Water Lake 15 kmSW
  • Rubers Law Mountain 22 kmNW
  • Cushat Law Mountain 22 kmNE

25–60 km1,244 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 55 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 55 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 54 kmE
  • Old Law Island 55 kmNE

60–100 km1,913 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 88 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 99 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 94 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 85 kmNW

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