Auchengassel Hill
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°16′34″ N 3°51′32″ W
- Elevation
- 264 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport52 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport76 km
About Auchengassel Hill
Auchengassel Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 264 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Merkland Hill and Cleuchhead Hill.
Climate of Auchengassel Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 174 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (180 mm)
- Driest month
- April (81 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) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 180 | 122 | 134 | 81 | 88 | 81 | 86 | 110 | 143 | 174 | 174 | 178 |
How to get to Auchengassel Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 52 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 70 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 52 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 76 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 81 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 70 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 86 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 144 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 147 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 153 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Auchengassel Hill
Within 100 km: 388 historic and cultural sites, 2,807 natural sites, 748 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km390 places
- Mid Isle Island 24 kmSE
- Lint Holm Island 20 kmSW
- Loch Urr Lake 17 kmS
- Troston Loch Lake 15 kmSW
25–60 km1,431 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 46 kmSE
- Ayr Beach Beach 54 kmNW
- Troon Beach Beach 59 kmNW
- Murrays Isles Island 56 kmSW
60–100 km2,122 places
- Isle of Arran Island 95 kmNW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 86 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 89 kmS
- Hunterston Sands Beach 83 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.5 km SE -
Penpont Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.5 km SE -
Enterkinfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.9 km NE -
Carronbridge Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.9 km E
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Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km N -
Burnhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.8 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Merkland Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.5 km NW
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Cleuchhead Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.2 km N
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Doons Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.5 km S
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Auchenbainzie Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.7 km S
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Druidhill Burn River, Scotland1.9 km SW
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Auchenknight Ridge Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.9 km SE
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Dunduff Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km NW
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Breconside Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.5 km N
Sources & licences
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