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Bught Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°27′21″ N 3°55′29″ W

Map showing the location of Bught Hill Bught Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
451 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kirkconnel
9.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport42 km
GLA Glasgow Airport56 km

About Bught Hill

Bught Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 451 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Kirklea and Cairn Kinney.

Climate of Bught Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 181 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (188 mm)
Driest month
April (84 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 Bught Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°8°6°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)18812914284898489113151180181184

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Bught Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 42 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 50 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 42 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 56 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 65 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 50 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 72 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 127 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 157 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 160 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Bught Hill

Within 100 km: 316 historic and cultural sites, 2,820 natural sites, 819 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km359 places

  • New Island Island 9 kmN
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 17 kmNW
  • The Knipe Mountain 17 kmSW
  • Cairn Table Mountain 7 kmNW

25–60 km1,379 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 45 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 47 kmW
  • Green Island Island 49 kmS
  • Isles of Trool Island 56 kmSW

60–100 km2,217 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 85 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 72 kmNW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 67 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 68 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.1 km SW
  • Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    10 km S
  • Douglas Village, South Lanarkshire
    12 km NE
  • Crawick Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.1 km S
  • Muirkirk Village, East Ayrshire
    12 km NW
  • Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire
    11 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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