- Elevation
- 181 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport36 km
- MME Teesside International Airport97 km
About Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill is a mountain. Location: Shilbottle, Northumberland. Elevation: 181 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Shilbottle Tower and Bilton Banks.
Photos of Beacon Hill
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Alnwick Castle Thomas Quine · CC BY 2.0
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Climate of Beacon Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 77 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 55 | 62 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 73 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 74 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Beacon Hill
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 36 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 44 km to the south.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 36 kmsouth
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 97 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 123 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 44 kmsouth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 55 kmsouth
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 93 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 114 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 146 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Beacon Hill
Within 100 km: 532 historic and cultural sites, 1,077 natural sites, 288 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km188 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 11 kmNE
- Coquet Island Island 11 kmE
- Carr's Island Island 9 kmSW
- Castle Island Island 24 kmSE
25–60 km623 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 44 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 42 kmN
- South Wamses Island 31 kmN
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 36 kmSE
60–100 km1,086 places
- Seacliff Beach Beach 96 kmNW
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 85 kmSE
- Redcar Beach Beach 92 kmSE
- Michell's Island Island 92 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Shilbottle Tower Landmark, Shilbottle1.2 km NE
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Bilton Banks Mountain, Lesbury3.7 km NE
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Hobberlaw Quarry Mountain, Alnwick4.3 km N
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Chesterhill Mountain, Newton-on-the-Moor and Swarland4.3 km SW
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Corby's Crags Mountain, Edlingham5.2 km W
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Bigges' Pillar Mountain, Edlingham6.5 km W
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Alnwick Castle Historic site, Alnwick5.7 km N
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Cloudy Crags Mountain, Denwick7.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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