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Wideopen Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°30′44″ N 2°19′14″ W

Map showing the location of Wideopen Hill Wideopen Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
368 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Town Yetholm
4.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport66 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport82 km

About Wideopen Hill

Wideopen Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 368 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Highside and Wood Hill.

Climate of Wideopen Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
October (94 mm)
Driest month
April (56 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 Wideopen Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°7°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)916672566162688482949187

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Wideopen Hill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 66 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 74 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 66 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 82 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 114 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 74 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 75 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 90 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 114 kmnorth
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 125 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Wideopen Hill

Within 100 km: 599 historic and cultural sites, 1,741 natural sites, 456 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km296 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 12 kmNW
  • Dreeper Island Island 22 kmN
  • Kippie Island Island 22 kmN
  • Great Haugh Island 19 kmN

25–60 km1,030 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 34 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 33 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 47 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 46 kmE

60–100 km1,470 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 83 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 81 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 70 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 67 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Town Yetholm Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.3 km NE
  • Morebattle Village, The Scottish Borders
    2.8 km W
  • Linton Village, The Scottish Borders
    3 km W
  • Howgate Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.4 km SW
  • Kirk Yetholm Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.8 km NE
  • Hownam Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.5 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Highside Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    1.8 km N
  • Wood Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    2.1 km E
  • Cove Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    2.2 km E
  • Hownam Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    2.4 km S
  • Morebattle Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    2.8 km W
  • Shereburgh Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    3.1 km NE
  • Yetholm Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    3.2 km NE
  • Black Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    3.5 km E

Sources & licences

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