Skip to content
Geonivora
Mountain

Cairnkinna Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°17′45″ N 3°54′20″ W

Map showing the location of Cairnkinna Hill Cairnkinna Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
554 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sanquhar
7.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport48 km
GLA Glasgow Airport72 km

About Cairnkinna Hill

Cairnkinna Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 554 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Black Rig and Dunduff.

Climate of Cairnkinna Hill

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 174 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (180 mm)
Driest month
April (81 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
Climate of Cairnkinna Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°12°14°15°15°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)18012213481888186110143174174178

How to get to Cairnkinna Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 48 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 67 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 48 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 72 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 80 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 67 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 86 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 143 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 151 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 151 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Cairnkinna Hill

Within 100 km: 374 historic and cultural sites, 2,772 natural sites, 752 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km386 places

  • Lint Holm Island 19 kmSW
  • Loch Urr Lake 18 kmS
  • Troston Loch Lake 15 kmSW
  • Townfoot Loch Lake 15 kmE

25–60 km1,417 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 50 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 50 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 55 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 57 kmS

60–100 km2,095 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 92 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 83 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 92 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.8 km N
  • Eliock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.4 km N
  • Mennock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.4 km N
  • Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km SE
  • Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    12 km NW
  • Enterkinfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.1 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: