Wear Head
in County Durham of England, United Kingdom
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Carlisle Airport (27 mi) - Newcastle Airport (29 mi)
- Durham Tees Valley Airport (36 mi)
- Barrow Walney Island Airport (60 mi)
- RAF Linton-On-Ouse (62 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (65 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (75 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (95 mi)
- Manchester Airport (96 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (100 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 37 mi) - New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 127 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 138 mi)
- Birtley (Portobello) Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Hexham Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 54.750 and -2.217 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 54° 45' 0" and W -2° 13' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:39 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:53 am and 3:56 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.183 and 170.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Glenledi - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Wear Head
Wear Head in County Durham (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 240 mi (or 386 km) north of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Wear Head is now 10:39 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Wear Head, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Carlisle Airport in a distance of 27 mi (or 43 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Frontiers of the Roman Empire in Germany at a distance of 37 mi (or 59 km). The closest in United Kingdom is New Lanark in a distance of 63 mi (or 59 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Newbiggin, Holwick, Mickleton, Slaley and Warden. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 36 °F
| Morning Temperature | -2°C / 28 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 1°C / 35 °F |
| Night Temperature | 0°C / 33 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 62% |
| Air Pressure | 997 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 7% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
3°C (37 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
1°C (34 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Rain and snow, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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High Force Falls, Upper Teesdale, County Durham, England - 4th September, 2014
High Force is a waterfall on the River Tees, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Teesdale, County Durham, England. The waterfall is within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)...
Low Force - Waterfall - Teesdale County Durham - Autumn 2012
Low Force is on the River Tees in Teesdale County Durham, just west of Middleton in Teesdale at Newbiggin. The falls were created as the river cut through the rock of the Whin Sill over millions...
High Force Waterfall in Teesdale, England
A wonderful waterfall on river Tees in County Durham. It is called High Force. At 71m, it is one of the highest waterfalls in England.
Low Force & High Force waterfalls in Teesdale
Low Force & High Force waterfalls in Teesdale.
![preview picture of video '[HD] Low Force Waterfall, Middleton Teesdale, Co.Durham, 5/2010'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pz5VEcdKIeE/mqdefault.jpg "'[HD] Low Force Waterfall, Middleton Teesdale, Co.Durham, 5/2010'")
[HD] Low Force Waterfall, Middleton Teesdale, Co.Durham, 5/2010
[HD] 1080p, Low Force Waterfall, Middleton Teesdale, Co.Durham, 5/2010 http://www.panoramio.com/user/183521/tags/Waterfall.
High Force Waterfall
30th March 2010, the force of nature at High Force, one of the most spectacular waterfalls in England, located at Forest-in-Teesdale, Co. Durham.
The Upper Tees
A few runs on a low Upper Tees followed by some bridge jumping.
High Force
A short video clip of High Force waterfall in Upper Teesdale. When the river levels are high like on this occasion the second waterfall on the right appears.
High Force Waterfall, Upper Teesdale, County Durham, England, UK, 3/2010
720p [HD] High Force Waterfall, Upper Teesdale, County Durham, England, UK, 3/2010 http://www.panoramio.com/user/183521/tags/Waterfall.
Old school boat on the Upper Tees - or how to break your Pirouette
With the inaugural Upper Tees Creek race coming up, everyone was out trying to run fast lines, despite lowish water (0.65m on the Middleton gauge). My H2 had finally run out of hull plastic,...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Lanehead
Lanehead is a hamlet in County Durham, England, located at the head of Weardale, approximately 2 km west of Cowshill. It is also located near to Killhope, and the border of the county Cumbria. The primary industry in the area is farming, and the River Wear runs through the area. It is the first village encountered when entering County Durham from the West, from Alston.
Cornriggs
Cornriggs is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the north side of Weardale, between Lanehead and Cowshill.
Burnhope Reservoir
Burnhope Reservoir is a reservoir above the village of Wearhead, County Durham. The reservoir was created by the construction of an earth embankment dam across the valley of Burnhope Burn, a tributary of the River Wear, 1 km above Wearhead. Construction of the dam began in 1931 and was completed in 1937; an extensive network of narrow gauge railways, the Burnhope Reservoir railway, was used during the construction of the dam.
New House
New House, or "Newhouse" is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the north side of the River Wear, opposite Ireshopeburn and is linked to the main Weardale valley road by Coronation Bridge. The onetime home of the Beaumonts, proprietors of the W.B. Lead mining company, is at New House, although it is no longer in the possession of the family following the end of lead mining in Weardale.
Burnhope Reservoir railway
The Burnhope Reservoir railway was an industrial narrow gauge railway built to serve the construction of Burnhope Reservoir near Weardale. An extensive network of 24 gauge lines connected the North Eastern Railway branch terminus at Weardale with the dam construction site.
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