- Elevation
- 518 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ABZ Aberdeen International Airport42 km
- DND Dundee Airport56 km
About Hound Hillock
Hound Hillock is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 518 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Whitelaws and Earn Cairn.
Photos of Hound Hillock
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Clachnaben Original uploader was Finavon at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Glen Esk Gwen and James Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Hound Hillock
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 87 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- January (97 mm)
- Driest month
- April (53 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 97 | 62 | 67 | 53 | 62 | 56 | 59 | 70 | 76 | 96 | 87 | 80 |
How to get to Hound Hillock
The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 42 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 42 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 42 kmnortheast
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 56 kmsouthwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 112 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 42 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 53 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 112 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 153 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 224 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hound Hillock
Within 100 km: 92 historic and cultural sites, 2,168 natural sites, 380 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km245 places
- Montrose Basin Lake 22 kmS
- Loch Lee Lake 20 kmW
- Garlochy Lake 22 kmW
- Duns Dish Lake 19 kmS
25–60 km925 places
- Balbithan Island Island 42 kmNE
- Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 59 kmNE
- Aberdeen Beach Beach 43 kmNE
- Stanners Island Island 45 kmSW
60–100 km1,470 places
- Findlays Seat Mountain 82 kmNW
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 99 kmNW
- Sunnyside Beach Beach 88 kmN
- Gullane Beach Beach 97 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Fettercairn Village, Aberdeenshire6.5 km SE
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Laurencekirk Village, Aberdeenshire12 km SE -
Auchenblae Village, Aberdeenshire11 km E
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Kincardineshire Municipality, Aberdeenshire7.7 km E
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Edzell Village, Angus11 km S
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Fernybank Village, Angus8 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Whitelaws Mountain, Aberdeenshire1.2 km NE
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Earn Cairn Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.2 km SW
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Rough Bank Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.3 km NW
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Cairn o’ Mount Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.5 km E
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Garrol Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.6 km SE
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Meluncart Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.9 km N
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Sturdy Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.1 km SW
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Arnbarrow Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.2 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Clachnaben Mountain, Aberdeenshire7.2 km N
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Kircram Mountain, Aberdeenshire4.2 km NE
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Strathfinella Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire7.2 km E
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Torrnarock Mountain, Aberdeenshire4.8 km S
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Manach Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire5.7 km SW
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Stobie Hillock Mountain, Aberdeenshire6 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources