- Elevation
- 493 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport82 km
- NCL Newcastle International Airport89 km
About Broad Head
Broad Head is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 493 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Roughbank Height and Blackgrain Height.
Climate of Broad Head
Best months for sightseeingBest 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 169 | 125 | 138 | 88 | 85 | 90 | 99 | 113 | 130 | 158 | 156 | 171 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Broad Head
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 82 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 80 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 82 kmnorth
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 89 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 102 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 80 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 96 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 104 kmnorthwest
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 112 kmeast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 137 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Broad Head
Within 100 km: 710 historic and cultural sites, 3,113 natural sites, 735 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km350 places
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 24 kmN
- Moodlaw Loch Lake 13 kmN
- Kingside Loch Lake 18 kmN
- Hellmoor Loch Lake 22 kmN
25–60 km1,383 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 52 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 33 kmS
- Wooden Anna Island 56 kmNE
- Fishgarth Holm Island 47 kmS
60–100 km2,825 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 91 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 92 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 84 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 80 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.3 km SE
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Bentpath Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.1 km SW
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Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway10 km S
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Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.4 km S
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Eskdalemuir Village, Dumfries and Galloway9.2 km W
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Castle O'er Village, Dumfries and Galloway9.5 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Roughbank Height Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.4 km SE
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Blackgrain Height Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.6 km NE
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Great Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.2 km SW
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Great Muir Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.7 km SE
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Faw Side Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.7 km NE
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Dod Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.9 km NW
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Crumpton Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3 km S
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Munshiel Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3 km NW
Sources & licences
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