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Archie Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°20′52″ N 3°06′35″ W

Map showing the location of Archie Hill Archie Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
443 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Craik
5.4 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport69 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport94 km

About Archie Hill

Archie Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 443 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Moodlaw Loch and Craik Cross Hill.

Climate of Archie Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (164 mm)
Driest month
May (84 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 Archie Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)16312013286849096111128154151164

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Archie Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 67 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 69 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 94 kmwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 97 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 67 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 92 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 104 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 121 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 125 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Archie Hill

Within 100 km: 668 historic and cultural sites, 2,930 natural sites, 726 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km455 places

  • Talla Reservoir Lake 24 kmNW
  • Loch Skeen Lake 16 kmNW
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 15 kmNE
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 17 kmNE

25–60 km1,335 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 59 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 45 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 52 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 60 kmS

60–100 km2,534 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 98 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 80 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 71 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 68 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Craik Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.4 km E
  • Davington Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.8 km SW
  • Buccleuch Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.1 km N
  • Eskdalemuir Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.7 km SW
  • Holm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    10 km SW
  • Teviothead Village, The Scottish Borders
    11 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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