Standing Stones Hill
Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°04′58″ N 5°28′08″ W
- Elevation
- 43 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport66 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport69 km
About Standing Stones Hill
Standing Stones Hill is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 43 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Dunadd and Creagan Breac.
Climate of Standing Stones Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 187 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (204 mm)
- Driest month
- May (82 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 204 | 126 | 154 | 95 | 82 | 89 | 108 | 127 | 168 | 184 | 187 | 191 |
How to get to Standing Stones Hill
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 66 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (69 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 79 km to the east.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 66 kmsouthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 69 kmeast
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 73 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 79 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 142 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 160 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 168 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 238 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Standing Stones Hill
Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 2,952 natural sites, 1,265 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km614 places
- Scarba Island 19 kmNW
- Cala Island 12 kmSW
- Torsa Island Island 21 kmNW
- Shuna Island 17 kmNW
25–60 km1,592 places
- Isle of Arran Island 55 kmS
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 49 kmSE
- Colonsay Island 47 kmW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 53 kmSE
60–100 km2,115 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 86 kmSE
- Troon Beach Beach 79 kmSE
- Oronsay Island 70 kmNW
- Ulva Island 65 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lochgilphead City, Argyll and Bute5.5 km SE -
Kilmichael Glassary Village, Argyll and Bute1.6 km E
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Bridgend Village, Argyll and Bute2.1 km SE
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Kilbride Village, Argyll and Bute2.3 km NE
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Cairnbaan Village, Argyll and Bute2.6 km S
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Bellanoch Village, Argyll and Bute4.1 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dunadd Mountain, Argyll and Bute0.7 km NW
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Creagan Breac Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.5 km NE
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Cnoc na Moine Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.7 km SW
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The Barr Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.8 km N
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Black Hill Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.2 km SE
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Barr of Baroile Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.5 km N
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Craig of Achnabreck Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.6 km SE
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Torr a' Bhlarain Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.6 km NE
Sources & licences
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