Borness Bay
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 54°47′04″ N 4°09′43″ W
- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- IOM Isle of Man Airport84 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport84 km
About Borness Bay
Borness Bay is a natural site. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Ringdoo Bay and Harrison's Bay.
Photos of Borness Bay
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Little Ross Malcolm Morris · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Meikle Ross James Bell · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Borness Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 112 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (116 mm)
- Driest month
- June (62 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 78 | 82 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 82 | 95 | 110 | 112 | 113 |
How to get to Borness Bay
The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 84 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 116 km to the west.
Airports
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 84 kmsouth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 84 kmnorth
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 112 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 116 kmwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 120 kmnorth
- Blackpool Population: 145K 130 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 144 kmnortheast
- Preston Population: 313.3K 148 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Borness Bay
Within 100 km: 287 historic and cultural sites, 2,349 natural sites, 574 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km232 places
- Murrays Isles Island 6 kmNW
- Hestan Island Island 23 kmE
- Islands of Fleet Island 4 kmNW
- Ardwall Isle Island 6 kmNW
25–60 km872 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 49 kmSE
- Powillimount Beach Beach 40 kmE
- Green Island Island 28 kmN
- Isle-na-Gower Island 35 kmNW
60–100 km2,106 places
- British Isles Island 88 kmS
- High Moor Mountain 92 kmSE
- Roanhead Beach Beach 91 kmSE
- Ayr Beach Beach 81 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kirkandrews Village, Dumfries and Galloway2.9 km N
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Borgue Village, Dumfries and Galloway3.6 km NE
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Kirkcudbright Village, Dumfries and Galloway9.4 km NE
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Knockbrex Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.2 km NW
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Millhall Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.5 km NE
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Gatehouse of Fleet Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ringdoo Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway0.4 km NW
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Harrison's Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway0.7 km SE
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Brighouse Bay Natural site, Scotland1.8 km E
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Mull of Ross Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.9 km E
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Kirkandrews Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway2.8 km NW
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Meikle Ross Natural site, Scotland4.4 km SE
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Fauldbog Bay Natural site, Scotland3.2 km E
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Cauldforth Bay Natural site, Scotland3 km NW
Sources & licences
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