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Ridlees Cairn

Located in Rochester, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°19′56″ N 2°15′11″ W

Map showing the location of Ridlees Cairn Ridlees Cairn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
412 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rochester
6.4 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport49 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport98 km

About Ridlees Cairn

Ridlees Cairn is a mountain. Location: Rochester, Northumberland. Elevation: 412 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Crigdon Hill and Long Hill.

Climate of Ridlees Cairn

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 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
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 Ridlees Cairn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)129901027476758198102121121121

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ridlees Cairn

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 49 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 57 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 49 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 98 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 106 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 57 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 73 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 106 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 134 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Ridlees Cairn

Within 100 km: 657 historic and cultural sites, 1,905 natural sites, 446 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km280 places

  • Yetholm Loch Lake 25 kmN
  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 11 kmW
  • Kielder Water Lake 22 kmSW
  • Cushat Law Mountain 13 kmNE

25–60 km1,047 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 48 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 47 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 44 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 52 kmNE

60–100 km1,681 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 98 kmSW
  • Cramond beach Beach 98 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 88 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 87 kmNW

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