- Elevation
- 471 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport59 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport89 km
About Leap Hill
Leap Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 471 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Hungry Law and Lumsdon Law.
Climate of Leap Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 122 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| 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° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 91 | 100 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 84 | 101 | 107 | 126 | 122 | 121 |
How to get to Leap Hill
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 59 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 67 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 59 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 89 kmnorthwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 114 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 67 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 82 kmnorthwest
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 84 kmsoutheast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 116 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 128 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Leap Hill
Within 100 km: 672 historic and cultural sites, 2,128 natural sites, 505 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km253 places
- Yetholm Loch Lake 23 kmN
- Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 5 kmS
- Kielder Water Lake 20 kmS
- Rubers Law Mountain 17 kmNW
25–60 km1,262 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 51 kmNE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 51 kmNE
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 54 kmE
- South Wamses Island 60 kmNE
60–100 km1,790 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 90 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 93 kmNW
- Cramond beach Beach 88 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 79 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hungry Law Mountain, Rochester2 km SE
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Lumsdon Law Mountain, Rochester1.6 km S
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Wooplaw Edge Mountain, Rochester2.1 km W
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Fawhope Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.2 km NE
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Hophills Nob Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.3 km NW
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Greyhound Law Mountain, Rochester3.4 km E
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Goshen Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.5 km N
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Philip Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.7 km N
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