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Cowie Hill

Located in Angus, Scotland Coordinates: 56°53′06″ N 2°49′59″ W

Map showing the location of Cowie Hill Cowie Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
440 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tarfside
1.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DND Dundee Airport50 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport52 km

About Cowie Hill

Cowie Hill is a mountain. Location: Angus, Scotland. Elevation: 440 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Garlet and West Knock.

Climate of Cowie Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 97 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (111 mm)
Driest month
April (61 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 Cowie Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)11173786167616275831099793

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cowie Hill

The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 50 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (52 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 47 km to the south.

Airports

  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 50 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 52 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 104 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 47 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 53 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 106 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 144 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 226 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cowie Hill

Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 2,546 natural sites, 443 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km304 places

  • Loch Wharral Lake 14 kmW
  • Loch Muick Lake 21 kmW
  • Loch Lee Lake 7 kmW
  • Loch Kinord Lake 21 kmN

25–60 km1,160 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 50 kmNE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 55 kmNE
  • Island of Clunie Island 51 kmSW
  • Stanners Island Island 35 kmSW

60–100 km1,629 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 79 kmN
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 97 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 90 kmN
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 70 kmNE

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