Phillip Shank
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°26′17″ N 2°16′31″ W
- Elevation
- 479 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport58 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport89 km
About Phillip Shank
Phillip Shank is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 479 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Mozie Law and Windy Gyle.
Climate of Phillip Shank
Best months for sightseeingBest 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 171 | 118 | 131 | 90 | 95 | 90 | 101 | 121 | 134 | 163 | 158 | 155 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Phillip Shank
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 58 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 58 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 89 kmnorthwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 117 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 67 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 81 kmnorthwest
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 82 kmsoutheast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 117 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 123 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Phillip Shank
Within 100 km: 631 historic and cultural sites, 1,771 natural sites, 450 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km307 places
- Wooden Anna Island 20 kmNW
- Sharpitlaw Anna Island 21 kmNW
- Mill Island Island 23 kmNW
- Yetholm Loch Lake 13 kmN
25–60 km1,027 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 38 kmNE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 38 kmNE
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 44 kmE
- South Wamses Island 47 kmNE
60–100 km1,518 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 91 kmNW
- Cramond beach Beach 88 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 78 kmNW
- Gullane Beach Beach 76 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Cocklawfoot Village, The Scottish Borders3 km NE
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Sourhope Village, The Scottish Borders4.6 km NE
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Hownam Village, The Scottish Borders5.8 km NW
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Howgate Village, The Scottish Borders6.2 km NW
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Alwinton Municipality, Northumberland6.5 km SE
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Town Yetholm Village, The Scottish Borders12 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mozie Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.1 km S
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Windy Gyle Mountain, Alwinton3 km E -
Beefstand Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.8 km S
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Pudding Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.8 km NE
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Mozie Law South Top Mountain, Alwinton1.9 km S
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Windy Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders2 km E
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Callaw Cairn Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.4 km SW
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Dicks Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.5 km W
Sources & licences
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