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Burncrooks Reservoir

Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 55°59′00″ N 4°25′00″ W

Map showing the location of Burncrooks Reservoir Burncrooks Reservoir
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
266 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Milngavie
7.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport12 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport55 km

About Burncrooks Reservoir

Burncrooks Reservoir is a lake. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. Elevation: 266 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Auchineden Hill and Kilmannan Reservoir.

Climate of Burncrooks Reservoir

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (161 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Burncrooks Reservoir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1611111216973708096129152148147

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Burncrooks Reservoir

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 12 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 16 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 12 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 55 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 65 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 16 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 76 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 105 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 182 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 192 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Burncrooks Reservoir

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 3,811 natural sites, 1,167 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km284 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 18 kmNW
  • Inchcailloch Island 14 kmNW
  • Aber Isle Island 12 kmNW
  • Bucinch Island 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,283 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 40 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 60 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 52 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 41 kmSW

60–100 km3,588 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 67 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 75 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 70 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 82 kmE

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