Blenkinsopp Common
Located in Thirlwall, Northumberland Coordinates: 54°57′42″ N 2°33′53″ W
- Elevation
- 290 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport57 km
- MME Teesside International Airport89 km
About Blenkinsopp Common
Blenkinsopp Common is a mountain. Location: Thirlwall, Northumberland. Elevation: 290 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Willowford Hill and Blenkinsopp Castle.
Climate of Blenkinsopp Common
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 124 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (130 mm)
- Driest month
- April (70 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 130 | 92 | 102 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 98 | 117 | 124 | 128 |
How to get to Blenkinsopp Common
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 57 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 61 km to the east.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 57 kmeast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 89 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 121 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 61 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 76 kmeast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 96 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 117 kmnorth
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 131 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Blenkinsopp Common
Within 100 km: 809 historic and cultural sites, 2,842 natural sites, 578 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km196 places
- Fishgarth Holm Island 19 kmSW
- Coathouse Island Island 19 kmSW
- Little Corby Island Island 17 kmW
- Goat Island Island 18 kmNW
25–60 km1,273 places
- Kirkland Scar Island 40 kmW
- Wood Howe Island 54 kmS
- Cherry Holm Island 52 kmSW
- Deergarth How Island Island 57 kmSW
60–100 km2,760 places
- High Moor Mountain 91 kmSW
- Roanhead Beach Beach 100 kmSW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 85 kmSW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 65 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Gilsland Village, Thirlwall3.3 km N
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Longbyre Village, Thirlwall3.4 km NE
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Kellah Village, Featherstone2.8 km SE
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Upper Denton Village, Cumberland3 km NW
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Greenhead Village, Greenhead3.1 km E
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Haltwhistle Village, Haltwhistle7 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Willowford Hill Mountain, Upper Denton3.3 km NW
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Blenkinsopp Castle Historic site, Greenhead2.9 km NE -
Thirlwall Castle Historic site, Thirlwall3.6 km NE -
Haltwhistle Common Mountain, Haltwhistle5 km NE
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Featherstone Castle Historic site, Featherstone4.1 km SE -
Walltown Hill Mountain, Greenhead5.8 km NE
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Allieshaw Rigg Mountain, Waterhead6.6 km NW
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Tortie Hill Mountain, Midgeholme7 km SW
Sources & licences
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