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Phillip Shank

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°26′17″ N 2°16′31″ W

Map showing the location of Phillip Shank Phillip Shank
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
479 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cocklawfoot
3 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
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 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 Phillip Shank
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)171118131909590101121134163158155

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

  • Cocklawfoot Village, The Scottish Borders
    3 km NE
  • Sourhope Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.6 km NE
  • Hownam Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.8 km NW
  • Howgate Village, The Scottish Borders
    6.2 km NW
  • Alwinton Municipality, Northumberland
    6.5 km SE
  • Town Yetholm Village, The Scottish Borders
    12 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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