- Elevation
- 224 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ABZ Aberdeen International Airport46 km
- DND Dundee Airport69 km
About Ord Hill
Ord Hill is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 224 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Muir of Dinnet and Loch Kinord.
Photos of Ord Hill
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Glen Tanar Paul Chapman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ord Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 85 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- October (94 mm)
- Driest month
- April (55 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 93 | 63 | 65 | 55 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 69 | 73 | 94 | 85 | 80 |
How to get to Ord Hill
The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 46 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 51 km to the east.
Airports
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 46 kmeast
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 69 kmsouth
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 85 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 51 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 67 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 126 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 158 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 248 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ord Hill
Within 100 km: 95 historic and cultural sites, 2,506 natural sites, 420 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km346 places
- Loch Muick Lake 21 kmSW
- Loch Lee Lake 19 kmS
- Loch Kinord Lake 1 kmSE
- Garlochy Lake 20 kmS
25–60 km1,243 places
- Balbithan Island Island 40 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 57 kmN
- Aberdeen Beach Beach 52 kmE
- Island of Dundurcas Island 54 kmN
60–100 km1,432 places
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 75 kmN
- Sunnyside Beach Beach 70 kmN
- Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 62 kmNE
- Mugdrum Island Island 83 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Meikle Kinord Village, Aberdeenshire1.2 km NE
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Cambus o' May Village, Aberdeenshire2 km W
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Dinnet Village, Aberdeenshire2 km E
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Ordie Village, Aberdeenshire3.3 km N
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Ballater Village, Aberdeenshire7.3 km W -
Ballaterich Village, Aberdeenshire3.7 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Muir of Dinnet Natural site, Aberdeenshire1 km SE
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Loch Kinord Lake, Aberdeenshire1 km SE
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Loch Davan Lake, Aberdeenshire1.2 km NE
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Cnoc Dubh Mountain, Aberdeenshire2 km W
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Vat Burn River, Aberdeenshire0.9 km SW
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Slai na Gour Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.2 km S
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Creag na Slice Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.3 km SE
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Tomachallich Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.6 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Glen Tanar Natural site, Aberdeenshire6.6 km S
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Culblean Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire4.7 km NW
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Mulloch Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.6 km NE
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Culblean Hill East Top Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.8 km NW
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Belrorie Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire4.3 km E
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Craigrae Beg Mountain, Aberdeenshire4.5 km S
Sources & licences
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