Blackwood Hill
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°15′28″ N 2°44′18″ W
- Elevation
- 447 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport71 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport87 km
About Blackwood Hill
Blackwood Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 447 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Saughtree Fell and Leys Burn.
Climate of Blackwood Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 127 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (133 mm)
- Driest month
- April (74 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) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 133 | 97 | 108 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 86 | 98 | 107 | 127 | 127 | 131 |
How to get to Blackwood Hill
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 71 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 78 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 71 kmeast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 87 kmnorthwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 118 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 78 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 83 kmnorth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 95 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 117 kmnorthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 123 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Blackwood Hill
Within 100 km: 709 historic and cultural sites, 2,858 natural sites, 636 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km274 places
- Kingside Loch Lake 25 kmNW
- Hellmoor Loch Lake 25 kmNW
- Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 21 kmE
- Branxholme Wester Loch Lake 18 kmNW
25–60 km1,363 places
- Kirkland Scar Island 45 kmSW
- Wooden Anna Island 43 kmNE
- Broomhaugh Island Island 52 kmSE
- Fishgarth Holm Island 46 kmS
60–100 km2,566 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 67 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 95 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 88 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 81 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Saughtree Village, The Scottish Borders3 km E
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Steele Road Village, The Scottish Borders3.2 km S
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Newcastleton Village, The Scottish Borders10 km SW
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Castleton Village, The Scottish Borders6.7 km S
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Sandholm Village, The Scottish Borders7.7 km SW
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Kielder Village, Kielder10 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Saughtree Fell Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.2 km NE
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Leys Burn River, Scotland1.2 km NW
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Hermitage Water River, Scotland2 km SW
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Liddisdale Natural site, Scotland6.5 km S
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Hermitage Castle Historic site, The Scottish Borders3 km W
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Leap Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders5.5 km N
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Larriston Burn River, Scotland2.7 km S
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Whitterhope Burn River, Scotland3 km W
Sources & licences
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