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Blackgrain Height

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°15′03″ N 3°01′36″ W

Map showing the location of Blackgrain Height Blackgrain Height
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
496 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ewes
5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport81 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport88 km

About Blackgrain Height

Blackgrain Height is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 496 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Faw Side and Broad Head.

Climate of Blackgrain Height

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (171 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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
Climate of Blackgrain Height
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)16912513888859099113130158156171

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Blackgrain Height

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 81 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 79 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 81 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 88 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 102 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 79 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 95 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 104 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 112 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 136 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Blackgrain Height

Within 100 km: 712 historic and cultural sites, 3,087 natural sites, 729 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km362 places

  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 23 kmN
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 25 kmN
  • Shaws Lochs Lake 24 kmN
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 12 kmNW

25–60 km1,374 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 53 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 35 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 55 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 48 kmS

60–100 km2,792 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 92 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 91 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 83 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 79 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5 km SE
  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km S
  • Bentpath Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.7 km SW
  • Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.9 km S
  • Eskdalemuir Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.5 km W
  • Holm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    10 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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