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Bennan

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°14′04″ N 3°53′41″ W

Map showing the location of Bennan Bennan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
358 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Moniaive
4.4 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport52 km
GLA Glasgow Airport79 km

About Bennan

Bennan is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 358 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Auchengibbert Hill and Torbraehead.

Climate of Bennan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 174 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (180 mm)
Driest month
April (81 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°5°7°9°13°15°17°16°14°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)18012213481888186110143174174178

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Bennan

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 52 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 74 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 52 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 79 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 86 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 74 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 91 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 148 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 148 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 149 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Bennan

Within 100 km: 387 historic and cultural sites, 2,794 natural sites, 714 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km387 places

  • Green Island Island 24 kmS
  • Mid Isle Island 21 kmSE
  • Corselands Island 25 kmSW
  • Goose Island Island 25 kmSW

25–60 km1,363 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 43 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 54 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 59 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 51 kmSW

60–100 km2,145 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 95 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 88 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 85 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 84 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Moniaive Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.4 km S
  • Tynron Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.3 km SE
  • Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.2 km E
  • Dunreggan Neighbourhood, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.3 km S
  • Penpont Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5 km E
  • Kirkland Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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