Whitley Bay: facts

At a glance

• Country: United Kingdom
• Region: England
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 38,055
• Coordinates: 55.0397° N, 1.4471° W
• Time zone: Europe/London (UTC+00:00 standard, UTC+01:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Pound (GBP)
• Distance to the capital, London: 402 km (250 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Newcastle International Airport (NCL): 15 km (10 mi), straight line
• Teesside International Airport (MME): 59 km (37 mi), straight line
• Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA): 131 km (82 mi), straight line

Nearby

• North Shields: 2.6 km (1.6 mi)
• Tynemouth: 2.8 km (1.7 mi)
• South Shields: 4.7 km (2.9 mi)
• Jarrow: 7.0 km (4.4 mi)
• Wallsend: 7.7 km (4.8 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Newcastle upon Tyne, 13 km (8 mi)