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Knox Hill

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 56°50′10″ N 2°18′35″ W

Map showing the location of Knox Hill Knox Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
159 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Inverbervie
2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport41 km
DND Dundee Airport61 km

About Knox Hill

Knox Hill is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 159 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Haughs Bay and Horse Crook Bay.

Climate of Knox Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (88 mm)
Driest month
April (49 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 Knox Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°11°14°17°18°18°15°11°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)885962495655606873868177

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knox Hill

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 41 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 37 km to the north.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 41 kmnorth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 61 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 118 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 37 kmnorth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 58 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 113 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 162 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 212 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Knox Hill

Within 100 km: 85 historic and cultural sites, 1,748 natural sites, 315 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km123 places

  • Montrose Basin Lake 18 kmSW
  • Duns Dish Lake 19 kmSW
  • Cairn o’ Mount Mountain 18 kmNW
  • Cairn-mon-earn Mountain 20 kmN

25–60 km618 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 45 kmN
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 56 kmN
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 38 kmN
  • Inch Geck Island 59 kmN

60–100 km1,407 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 98 kmNW
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 100 kmN
  • Gullane Beach Beach 94 kmS
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 90 kmS

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