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Burned Island

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°01′55″ N 4°06′07″ W

Map showing the location of Burned Island Burned Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
44 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mossdale
2.3 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport60 km
GLA Glasgow Airport96 km

About Burned Island

Burned Island is an island. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Green Island and Bennan Hill.

Climate of Burned Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 165 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (165 mm)
Driest month
June (77 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 Burned Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°11°15°17°19°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)16410812178887777104137161165164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Burned Island

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 60 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 93 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 60 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 96 kmnorth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 110 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 93 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 117 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 127 kmwest
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 152 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 159 kmeast

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

Day trips from Burned Island

Within 100 km: 301 historic and cultural sites, 2,613 natural sites, 638 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km380 places

  • Green Island Island 1 kmE
  • Grainyford Isle Island 15 kmSE
  • Germany Isle Island 14 kmSW
  • Danevale Island Island 10 kmSE

25–60 km1,022 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 37 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 59 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 25 kmS
  • Hestan Island Island 29 kmSE

60–100 km2,150 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 97 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 97 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 68 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 67 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Mossdale Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.3 km S
  • Parton Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.7 km SE
  • Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4 km NW
  • New Galloway Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.3 km NW
  • Balmaclellan Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.4 km N
  • Laurieston Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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