Hownam Steeple
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°28′11″ N 2°20′46″ W
- Elevation
- 270 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport64 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport84 km
About Hownam Steeple
Hownam Steeple is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 270 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Windy Law and Thowliestane Hill.
Climate of Hownam Steeple
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 122 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (128 mm)
- Driest month
- April (72 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) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 91 | 100 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 84 | 101 | 107 | 126 | 122 | 121 |
How to get to Hownam Steeple
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 64 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 72 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 64 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 84 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 117 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 72 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 76 kmnorthwest
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 88 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 118 kmnorth
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 122 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hownam Steeple
Within 100 km: 624 historic and cultural sites, 1,831 natural sites, 467 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km290 places
- Wooden Anna Island 15 kmN
- Great Haugh Island 24 kmN
- Sharpitlaw Anna Island 16 kmN
- Oldmill Island Island 20 kmNW
25–60 km1,117 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 38 kmNE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 38 kmNE
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 48 kmE
- South Wamses Island 49 kmNE
60–100 km1,515 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 86 kmNW
- Cramond beach Beach 83 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 72 kmNW
- Gullane Beach Beach 71 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Hownam Village, The Scottish Borders0.5 km SW -
Howgate Village, The Scottish Borders0.7 km N
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Whitton Village, The Scottish Borders2.8 km NW
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Linton Village, The Scottish Borders5.4 km N
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Morebattle Village, The Scottish Borders5.4 km N
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Town Yetholm Village, The Scottish Borders9.2 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Windy Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.6 km SE
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Thowliestane Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.7 km W
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Tronshaw Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.9 km S
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Heatherland Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.3 km NW
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Place Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.5 km E
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Hownam Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.7 km NE
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Craik Moor Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.9 km E
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Chatto Craig Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.3 km SW
Sources & licences
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