- Elevation
- 568 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport42 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport71 km
About Black Hill
Black Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 568 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Colt Hill and Benbrack.
Climate of Black Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 203 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (209 mm)
- Driest month
- June (93 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 209 | 140 | 158 | 97 | 102 | 93 | 96 | 125 | 169 | 200 | 203 | 205 |
How to get to Black Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 42 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 68 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 42 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 71 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 88 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 68 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 94 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 141 kmsouthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 150 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 160 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Black Hill
Within 100 km: 343 historic and cultural sites, 2,650 natural sites, 734 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km363 places
- Corselands Island 24 kmS
- Goose Island Island 24 kmS
- Kids Isle Island 16 kmW
- McDowalls Isle Island 22 kmW
25–60 km1,289 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 52 kmSE
- Ayr Beach Beach 43 kmNW
- Troon Beach Beach 49 kmNW
- Murrays Isles Island 51 kmS
60–100 km2,075 places
- Isle of Arran Island 84 kmNW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 78 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 91 kmS
- Hunterston Sands Beach 74 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Craigengillan Village, Dumfries and Galloway6.5 km SW
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Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway14 km N -
Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway14 km NE -
Moniaive Village, Dumfries and Galloway12 km SE
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Craigdarroch Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.9 km SE
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New Cumnock Village, East Ayrshire16 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Colt Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.1 km E
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Benbrack Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.8 km SW
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Altry Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.9 km NW
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Lamgarroch Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.7 km E
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Mullwhanny Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.1 km SE
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Martour Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km S
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Ewe Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.6 km NW
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Ox Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.1 km E
Sources & licences
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