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Hill of Cat

Located in Angus, Scotland Coordinates: 56°58′22″ N 2°50′57″ W

Map showing the location of Hill of Cat Hill of Cat
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
742 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Auchronie
7.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport47 km
DND Dundee Airport59 km

About Hill of Cat

Hill of Cat is a mountain. Location: Angus, Scotland. Elevation: 742 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Tampie and Pullar Cuy.

Climate of Hill of Cat

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (130 mm)
Driest month
June (66 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 Hill of Cat
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°4°7°10°13°15°15°11°8°4°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-3°-1°2°4°6°6°4°1°-2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)1308691697166678194123111109

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Hill of Cat

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 47 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 49 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 47 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 59 kmsouth
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 96 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 49 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 57 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 116 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 151 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 236 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Hill of Cat

Within 100 km: 92 historic and cultural sites, 2,472 natural sites, 427 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km327 places

  • Loch Wharral Lake 18 kmSW
  • Loch Muick Lake 20 kmW
  • Loch Lee Lake 10 kmSW
  • Loch Kinord Lake 11 kmN

25–60 km1,185 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 43 kmNE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 51 kmNE
  • Island of Clunie Island 57 kmSW
  • Stanners Island Island 43 kmSW

60–100 km1,479 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 69 kmN
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 87 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 80 kmN
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 64 kmNE

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