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Beacon Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°05′52″ N 3°28′51″ W

Map showing the location of Beacon Hill Beacon Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
245 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lochmaben
4.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport83 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport95 km

About Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 245 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Tinlaw and Whiteside Hill.

Climate of Beacon Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (123 mm)
Driest month
April (59 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 Beacon Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1239195596365768796123116123

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Beacon Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 83 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 97 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 83 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 95 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 105 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 97 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 99 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 120 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 136 kmeast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 145 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Beacon Hill

Within 100 km: 502 historic and cultural sites, 3,157 natural sites, 739 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km245 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 24 kmS
  • Cottage Island Island 7 kmSE
  • Dormont Island Island 6 kmSE
  • Green Island Island 23 kmW

25–60 km1,640 places

  • Murrays Isles Island 57 kmSW
  • Hestan Island Island 36 kmSW
  • Islands of Fleet Island 58 kmSW
  • Ardwall Isle Island 57 kmSW

60–100 km2,513 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 68 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 84 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 90 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 99 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lochmaben Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.3 km NE
  • Torthorwald Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.4 km SW
  • Locharbriggs Town, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.6 km W
  • Roucan Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.3 km SW
  • Watchhill Neighbourhood, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.9 km N
  • Hightae Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.9 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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