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Belt Knowe

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°09′28″ N 3°41′48″ W

Map showing the location of Belt Knowe Belt Knowe
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
103 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Auldgirth
0.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport68 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport91 km

About Belt Knowe

Belt Knowe is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 103 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Mullach and Blackwood Hill.

Climate of Belt Knowe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (139 mm)
Driest month
April (63 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 Belt Knowe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°18°18°15°12°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)139991026372667590106137132137

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Belt Knowe

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 68 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 86 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 68 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 91 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 92 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 86 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 94 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 135 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 151 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 153 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Belt Knowe

Within 100 km: 432 historic and cultural sites, 3,046 natural sites, 722 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km320 places

  • Cottage Island Island 23 kmSE
  • Dormont Island Island 22 kmSE
  • Green Island Island 17 kmSW
  • Mid Isle Island 7 kmS

25–60 km1,510 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 31 kmS
  • Murrays Isles Island 51 kmSW
  • Hestan Island Island 37 kmS
  • Islands of Fleet Island 52 kmSW

60–100 km2,370 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 75 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 69 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 75 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 99 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Auldgirth Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    0.8 km NW
  • Blackwood Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.6 km NW
  • Dalswinton Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.9 km SE
  • Glenmidge Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3 km W
  • Dunscore Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.6 km W
  • Duncow Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.3 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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