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Bloch Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°08′00″ N 3°02′00″ W

Map showing the location of Bloch Hill Bloch Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
188 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Langholm
2.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport86 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport93 km

About Bloch Hill

Bloch Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 188 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Stubholm Hill and Naze Hill.

Climate of Bloch Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 115 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (123 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Bloch Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1208999666673819099118115123

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bloch Hill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 86 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 92 km to the north.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 86 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 93 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 106 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 92 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 92 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 109 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 112 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 131 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bloch Hill

Within 100 km: 716 historic and cultural sites, 3,235 natural sites, 716 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km281 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 23 kmSW
  • Goat Island Island 18 kmSE
  • Cottage Island Island 23 kmW
  • Dormont Island Island 24 kmW

25–60 km1,430 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 44 kmSW
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 36 kmSE
  • Coathouse Island Island 33 kmSE
  • Little Corby Island Island 29 kmSE

60–100 km2,956 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 81 kmSW
  • Cramond beach Beach 96 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 92 kmN
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 95 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.9 km NE
  • Broomholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.7 km SE
  • Hollows Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.2 km SE
  • Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.3 km N
  • Claygate Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.3 km SE
  • Evertown Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.7 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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