- Elevation
- 344 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport43 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport81 km
About Bennan Hill
Bennan Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 344 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Loch Minnoch and Loch Harrow.
Photos of Bennan Hill
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Rhinns of Kells Scothill · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Bennan Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 182 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- November (182 mm)
- Driest month
- July (84 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 179 | 117 | 135 | 88 | 95 | 85 | 84 | 114 | 153 | 177 | 182 | 178 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Bennan Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 43 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 80 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 43 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 81 kmnorth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 94 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 80 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 113 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 121 kmsouthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 169 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 169 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bennan Hill
Within 100 km: 252 historic and cultural sites, 2,424 natural sites, 644 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km401 places
- Green Island Island 19 kmSE
- Isles of Trool Island 16 kmSW
- Parton Island Island 24 kmSE
- Burned Island Island 18 kmSE
25–60 km987 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 55 kmSE
- Ayr Beach Beach 41 kmNW
- Troon Beach Beach 49 kmNW
- Murrays Isles Island 37 kmS
60–100 km1,932 places
- Isle of Arran Island 78 kmNW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 79 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 86 kmSE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 75 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Dundeugh Village, Dumfries and Galloway6.6 km E
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Kendoon Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.3 km E
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Carsphairn Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.5 km N
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Dalry Village, Dumfries and Galloway10 km SE
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Craigmalloch Village, East Ayrshire9.9 km NW
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Newton Stewart Village, Dumfries and Galloway24 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch Minnoch Lake, Scotland0.1 km NE
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Loch Harrow Lake, Scotland1 km W
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Rhinns of Kells Mountain, Scotland4.1 km W
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Torrs Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.8 km N
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Shinmount Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.8 km SE
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Millfire Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3 km SW
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Mid Burn River, Scotland2.1 km SE
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Milldown Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km SW
Sources & licences
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