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Horsdon

Located in Wooler, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°32′26″ N 2°01′22″ W

Map showing the location of Horsdon Horsdon
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
187 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wooler
1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport60 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport96 km

About Horsdon

Horsdon is a mountain. Location: Wooler, Northumberland. Elevation: 187 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Earle Whin and Humbleton Hill.

Climate of Horsdon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (91 mm)
Driest month
April (57 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 Horsdon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)916670576161658375919186

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Horsdon

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 60 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 68 km to the south.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 60 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 96 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 119 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 68 kmsouth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 82 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 87 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 119 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 119 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Horsdon

Within 100 km: 536 historic and cultural sites, 1,447 natural sites, 377 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km349 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 22 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 21 kmN
  • Old Law Island 19 kmNE
  • Lindisfarne Holy Island Island 21 kmNE

25–60 km589 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 30 kmSE
  • South Wamses Island 27 kmNE
  • North Wamses Island 27 kmNE
  • Farne Islands Island 28 kmNE

60–100 km1,422 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 95 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 94 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 82 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 76 kmNW

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