Skip to content
Geonivora
Mountain

Elistoun Hill

Located in Clackmannanshire, Scotland Coordinates: 56°10′22″ N 3°43′51″ W

Map showing the location of Elistoun Hill Elistoun Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
497 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tillicoultry
2.3 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport33 km
DND Dundee Airport54 km

About Elistoun Hill

Elistoun Hill is a mountain. Location: Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Elevation: 497 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Ben Cleuch and Andrew Gannel Hill.

Climate of Elistoun Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (158 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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
Climate of Elistoun Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°6°8°12°14°16°16°13°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1581041156876737888116138133139

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Elistoun Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 33 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 41 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 33 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 54 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 55 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 41 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 47 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 57 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 147 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 189 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Elistoun Hill

Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 3,582 natural sites, 843 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km234 places

  • St Serf's Island Island 23 kmE
  • Roy's Folly Island 21 kmE
  • Inch Island 9 kmSW
  • Reed Bower Island 21 kmE

25–60 km1,361 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 34 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 34 kmSE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 46 kmSE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 57 kmE

60–100 km3,023 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 87 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 98 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 91 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tillicoultry Town, Clackmannanshire
    2.3 km S
  • Dollar Village, Clackmannanshire
    3.9 km E
  • Coalsnaughton Village, Clackmannanshire
    3.6 km S
  • Alva Village, Clackmannanshire
    5.1 km SW
  • Sauchie Town, Clackmannanshire
    5.4 km SW
  • Alloa City, Clackmannanshire
    7.3 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: