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Shibden Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°28′03″ N 2°25′28″ W

Map showing the location of Shibden Hill Shibden Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
307 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Whitton
3.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport67 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport80 km

About Shibden Hill

Shibden Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 307 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Harden Hill Head and Cunzierton Hill.

Climate of Shibden Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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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Climate of Shibden Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°17°15°11°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)1289110072747684101107126122121

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Shibden Hill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 67 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 73 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 67 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 80 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 116 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 73 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 75 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 91 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 117 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 124 kmwest

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

Day trips from Shibden Hill

Within 100 km: 628 historic and cultural sites, 1,915 natural sites, 486 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km273 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 15 kmN
  • Sharpitlaw Anna Island 16 kmN
  • Oldmill Island Island 16 kmNW
  • Mill Island Island 14 kmNW

25–60 km1,232 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 42 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 42 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 53 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 54 kmE

60–100 km1,524 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 97 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 83 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 79 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 69 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Whitton Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.1 km NE
  • Swinside Townhead Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.2 km S
  • Oxnam Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.5 km W
  • Jedburgh Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.2 km W
  • Hownam Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.6 km E
  • Cessford Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.3 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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