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Mountain

Big Craigenlee

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°00′05″ N 4°49′01″ W

Map showing the location of Big Craigenlee Big Craigenlee
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
270 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glenwhilly
3.2 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport58 km
CAL Campbeltown Airport74 km

About Big Craigenlee

Big Craigenlee is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 270 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include White Fell and Craigbirnoch Fell.

Climate of Big Craigenlee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (161 mm)
Driest month
May (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 Big Craigenlee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°10°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)15510712383758691115135161159150

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Big Craigenlee

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 58 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 84 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 58 kmnorth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 74 kmnorthwest
  • George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 80 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 84 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 102 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 147 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 175 kmsoutheast
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 195 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Big Craigenlee

Within 100 km: 132 historic and cultural sites, 1,584 natural sites, 509 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km225 places

  • Isle of Lochnaw Island 22 kmSW
  • Isle-na-Gower Island 14 kmE
  • Isles of Trool Island 21 kmNE
  • Kid Islands Island 21 kmSE

25–60 km684 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 52 kmN
  • West Maiden Island 60 kmW
  • Sheep Island Island 58 kmNW
  • Sanda Island Island 58 kmNW

60–100 km1,316 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 72 kmN
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 86 kmN
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 97 kmSE
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 80 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Glenwhilly Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.2 km W
  • Artfield Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5 km SE
  • New Luce Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.9 km S
  • Cairnryan Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    13 km W
  • Stranraer Town, Dumfries and Galloway
    17 km SW
  • Glenluce Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    14 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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