Great Tosson Tower
Located in Whitton and Tosson, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°17′55″ N 1°57′19″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 164 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport34 km
- MME Teesside International Airport94 km
About Great Tosson Tower
Great Tosson Tower is a landmark. Location: Whitton and Tosson, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Thropton Tower and Wreigh Burn.
Photos of Great Tosson Tower
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Tosson Hill JohnDal · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cartington Castle Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Great Tosson Tower
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 88 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (89 mm)
- Driest month
- April (60 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) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 89 | 64 | 74 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 64 | 79 | 72 | 82 | 88 | 86 |
How to get to Great Tosson Tower
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 34 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 42 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 34 kmsoutheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 94 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 115 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 42 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 57 kmsoutheast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 93 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 107 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 145 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Great Tosson Tower
Within 100 km: 625 historic and cultural sites, 1,395 natural sites, 355 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km245 places
- Carr's Island Island 12 kmE
- Cushat Law Mountain 17 kmNW
- The Cheviot Mountain 23 kmNW
- Shillhope Law Mountain 18 kmNW
25–60 km757 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 48 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 47 kmN
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 28 kmNE
- South Wamses Island 43 kmNE
60–100 km1,373 places
- Gullane Beach Beach 100 kmNW
- Seacliff Beach Beach 94 kmNW
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 87 kmSE
- Redcar Beach Beach 94 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Thropton Tower Landmark, Thropton1.7 km N
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Wreigh Burn River, England0.4 km NE
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Simonside Mountain, Whitton and Tosson1.9 km S
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Cartington Castle Historic site, Cartington4.1 km N
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Whitton Tower Landmark, Whitton and Tosson2.8 km E
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Rothbury Haa Hill Historic site, Rothbury3 km E
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Tosson Hill Mountain, Hepple3.3 km SW
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Rothbury Hurley Knowles Historic site, Rothbury3.3 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Great Tosson Village, Whitton and Tosson0.1 km NW
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Thropton Village, Thropton1.8 km N
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Newtown Village, Whitton and Tosson0.7 km NE
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Rothbury Village, Rothbury3.3 km NE
Sources & licences
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