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Knock Hill

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 56°54′32″ N 2°23′45″ W

Map showing the location of Knock Hill Knock Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
218 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Auchenblae
3.5 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport35 km
DND Dundee Airport64 km

About Knock Hill

Knock Hill is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 218 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Droop Hill and Herscha Hill.

Climate of Knock Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (91 mm)
Driest month
April (50 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 Knock Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°10°14°16°18°18°15°11°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)915964505955607074898377

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knock Hill

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 35 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 32 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 35 kmnorth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 64 kmsouthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 122 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 32 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 60 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 117 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 163 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 221 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Knock Hill

Within 100 km: 85 historic and cultural sites, 1,846 natural sites, 321 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km174 places

  • Montrose Basin Lake 22 kmS
  • Duns Dish Lake 22 kmSW
  • Black Loch Lake 17 kmNW
  • Hill of Wirren Mountain 24 kmW

25–60 km728 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 37 kmN
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 51 kmNE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 33 kmNE
  • Inch Geck Island 54 kmNE

60–100 km1,350 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 88 kmNW
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 90 kmN
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 97 kmS
  • Mugdrum Island Island 81 kmSW

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