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Barrs Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°08′09″ N 3°32′47″ W

Map showing the location of Barrs Hill Barrs Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
218 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Locharbriggs
4.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport77 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport91 km

About Barrs Hill

Barrs Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 218 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Back Hill and Hightown Hill.

Climate of Barrs Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (121 mm)
Driest month
April (55 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 Barrs Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°10°14°16°18°18°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1208990556360728290121112118

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Barrs Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 77 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 93 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 77 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 91 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 99 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 93 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 94 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 125 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 141 kmeast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 150 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Barrs Hill

Within 100 km: 488 historic and cultural sites, 3,118 natural sites, 742 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km276 places

  • Cottage Island Island 13 kmSE
  • Dormont Island Island 12 kmSE
  • Green Island Island 21 kmSW
  • Mid Isle Island 8 kmSW

25–60 km1,613 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 27 kmS
  • Murrays Isles Island 57 kmSW
  • Hestan Island Island 38 kmSW
  • Islands of Fleet Island 57 kmSW

60–100 km2,459 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 72 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 78 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 84 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 95 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Locharbriggs Town, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.3 km SW
  • Tinwald Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.3 km SW
  • Shieldhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.5 km NE
  • Amisfield Town Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.5 km SW
  • Lochmaben Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.6 km E
  • Trailflat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.4 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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