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Hill of Garvock

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 56°48′48″ N 2°26′58″ W

Map showing the location of Hill of Garvock Hill of Garvock
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
277 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Laurencekirk
2.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport46 km
DND Dundee Airport54 km

About Hill of Garvock

Hill of Garvock is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 277 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Woodstone Hill and Hill of Morphie.

Climate of Hill of Garvock

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (79 mm)
Driest month
April (44 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 Hill of Garvock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°10°14°16°18°18°15°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°1°4°7°9°8°6°3°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)795357445652586969787167

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hill of Garvock

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 46 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 43 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 46 kmnorth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 54 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 112 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 43 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 50 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 106 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 154 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 211 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Hill of Garvock

Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 1,952 natural sites, 357 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km159 places

  • Montrose Basin Lake 11 kmS
  • Duns Dish Lake 11 kmSW
  • Black Loch Lake 24 kmN
  • Hill of Wirren Mountain 21 kmW

25–60 km737 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 48 kmN
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 44 kmNE
  • Stanners Island Island 48 kmSW
  • Loch Wharral Lake 37 kmW

60–100 km1,506 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 95 kmNW
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 100 kmN
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 62 kmNE
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 96 kmSW

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