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Craik Moor

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°27′53″ N 2°18′01″ W

Map showing the location of Craik Moor Craik Moor
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
456 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hownam
3.3 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport61 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport86 km

About Craik Moor

Craik Moor is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 456 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Place Hill and Windy Law.

Climate of Craik Moor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 158 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (171 mm)
Driest month
April (90 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 Craik Moor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°17°14°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)171118131909590101121134163158155

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Craik Moor

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 61 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 70 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 61 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 86 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 119 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 70 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 78 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 85 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 119 kmnorth
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 120 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Craik Moor

Within 100 km: 625 historic and cultural sites, 1,777 natural sites, 453 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km301 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 17 kmNW
  • Great Haugh Island 24 kmN
  • Sharpitlaw Anna Island 17 kmNW
  • Oldmill Island Island 22 kmNW

25–60 km1,064 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 37 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 36 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 45 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 47 kmNE

60–100 km1,490 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 88 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 85 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 75 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 72 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Hownam Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.3 km W
  • Howgate Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.2 km W
  • Sourhope Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.7 km E
  • Cocklawfoot Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.5 km E
  • Town Yetholm Village, The Scottish Borders
    9 km N
  • Whitton Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.6 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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