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Bennan

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°04′23″ N 3°50′48″ W

Map showing the location of Bennan Bennan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
398 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Crocketford
4.3 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport67 km
GLA Glasgow Airport96 km

About Bennan

Bennan is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 398 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Craigelwhan and Larglanglee Hill.

Climate of Bennan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (163 mm)
Driest month
June (75 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 Bennan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°13°15°16°16°13°10°7°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)16311111976847580102128157157160

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Bennan

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 67 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 92 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 67 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 96 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 102 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 92 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 106 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 143 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 144 kmwest
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 149 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bennan

Within 100 km: 353 historic and cultural sites, 2,890 natural sites, 699 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km370 places

  • Green Island Island 16 kmW
  • Grainyford Isle Island 20 kmSW
  • Danevale Island Island 14 kmSW
  • Parton Island Island 14 kmSW

25–60 km1,281 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 27 kmSE
  • Murrays Isles Island 38 kmSW
  • Hestan Island Island 27 kmS
  • Islands of Fleet Island 39 kmSW

60–100 km2,291 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 67 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 67 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 73 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 99 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Crocketford Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.3 km S
  • Brae Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.9 km SE
  • Shawhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.7 km SE
  • Dunscore Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.6 km NE
  • Drumpark Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.9 km NE
  • Corsock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.4 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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