- Elevation
- 63 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CAL Campbeltown Airport4 km
- ILY Islay Airport49 km
About Calton Hill
Calton Hill is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 63 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include Whitehill and Knock Scalbart.
Photos of Calton Hill
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Beinn Ghuilean Leslie Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Calton Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 141 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (150 mm)
- Driest month
- May (62 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) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 150 | 98 | 115 | 72 | 62 | 73 | 85 | 100 | 119 | 139 | 141 | 142 |
How to get to Calton Hill
The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 4 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) (67 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 95 km to the south.
Airports
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 4 kmwest
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 49 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 67 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 95 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 99 kmnortheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 163 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 202 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 237 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Calton Hill
Within 100 km: 108 historic and cultural sites, 1,761 natural sites, 839 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km126 places
- Sheep Island Island 16 kmS
- Sanda Island Island 17 kmS
- Island Davaar Island 5 kmE
- Cara Island Island 24 kmN
25–60 km685 places
- Isle of Arran Island 30 kmNE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 58 kmNE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 57 kmNE
- West Maiden Island 56 kmS
60–100 km1,897 places
- Colonsay Island 80 kmNW
- Ayr Beach Beach 62 kmE
- Troon Beach Beach 62 kmE
- Kiloran Beach Beach 83 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Campbeltown Village, Argyll and Bute1.3 km SE -
Drumore Village, Argyll and Bute0.8 km N
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Calton Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute0.7 km E
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Mill Knowe Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute1 km SE
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Dalintober Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute1.3 km E
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Auchaleek Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute1.3 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Whitehill Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.9 km NE
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Knock Scalbart Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.5 km NE
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Askomill Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.7 km E
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Ballywilline Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.8 km N
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Baraskomill Fort Mountain, Argyll and Bute3 km E
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Springbank Evangelical Church Attraction, Argyll and Bute1.3 km SE
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Lorne & Lowland Parish Church Attraction, Argyll and Bute1.3 km SE
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Knock Ruan Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.3 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Beinn Ghuilean Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.7 km SE
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Knock Crossibeg Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.6 km E
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Ranachan Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.2 km NW
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Achadh Beithe Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.7 km N
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Laggan Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.8 km NE
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Campbeltown Loch Natural site, Argyll and Bute5 km E
Sources & licences
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