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Bar Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°04′05″ N 3°19′21″ W

Map showing the location of Bar Hill Bar Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
147 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Middleshaw
0.8 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport93 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport98 km

About Bar Hill

Bar Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 147 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Nutholm Hill and Rotchell Hill.

Climate of Bar Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 124 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (134 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Bar Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°18°16°12°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)131971056667738393104128124134

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bar Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 93 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 99 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 93 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 98 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 104 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 99 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 107 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 110 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 126 kmeast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 140 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bar Hill

Within 100 km: 573 historic and cultural sites, 3,231 natural sites, 728 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km215 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 16 kmSE
  • Cottage Island Island 4 kmW
  • Dormont Island Island 5 kmW
  • Mid Isle Island 22 kmW

25–60 km1,675 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 25 kmSW
  • Hestan Island Island 41 kmSW
  • Green Island Island 49 kmW
  • Rampsholme Island Island 55 kmS

60–100 km2,642 places

  • High Moor Mountain 95 kmS
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 67 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 95 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 100 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Middleshaw Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    0.8 km W
  • Ecclefechan Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.7 km E
  • Lockerbie Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.5 km N
  • Kettleholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2 km NW
  • Hoddomcross Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3 km SE
  • Annan Town, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.8 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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