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Simonside

Located in Whitton and Tosson, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°16′57″ N 1°57′49″ W

Map showing the location of Simonside Simonside
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
430 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Great Tosson
1.9 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport32 km
MME Teesside International Airport93 km

About Simonside

Simonside is a mountain. Location: Whitton and Tosson, Northumberland. Elevation: 430 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Tosson Hill and Garleigh Hill.

Climate of Simonside

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 88 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
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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Climate of Simonside
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°17°17°14°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)896474606261647972828886

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Simonside

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 32 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 41 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 32 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 93 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 116 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 41 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 91 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 108 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 146 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Simonside

Within 100 km: 634 historic and cultural sites, 1,434 natural sites, 356 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km239 places

  • Carr's Island Island 13 kmE
  • Cushat Law Mountain 18 kmNW
  • The Cheviot Mountain 25 kmNW
  • Shillhope Law Mountain 19 kmNW

25–60 km779 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 50 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 49 kmN
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 29 kmNE
  • South Wamses Island 45 kmNE

60–100 km1,406 places

  • Seacliff Beach Beach 96 kmNW
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 85 kmSE
  • Redcar Beach Beach 93 kmSE
  • Kirkland Scar Island 86 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Great Tosson Village, Whitton and Tosson
    1.9 km N
  • Thropton Village, Thropton
    3.6 km N
  • Rothbury Village, Rothbury
    4.7 km NE
  • Newtown Village, Whitton and Tosson
    2.5 km NE
  • Whitton Village, Whitton and Tosson
    4 km NE
  • Thropton Municipality, Northumberland
    3.7 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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