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Cairnsgarroch

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°11′39″ N 4°20′01″ W

Map showing the location of Cairnsgarroch Cairnsgarroch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
659 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carsphairn
4.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport38 km
GLA Glasgow Airport76 km

About Cairnsgarroch

Cairnsgarroch is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 659 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Meaul and Bow.

Climate of Cairnsgarroch

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 188 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
November (188 mm)
Driest month
June (90 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 Cairnsgarroch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°4°7°10°13°14°14°11°8°5°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°-2°0°2°5°7°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)18612614592959095122160186188183

How to get to Cairnsgarroch

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 38 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 75 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 38 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 76 kmnorth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 90 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 75 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 111 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 122 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 166 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 174 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cairnsgarroch

Within 100 km: 240 historic and cultural sites, 2,433 natural sites, 667 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km374 places

  • Green Island Island 24 kmSE
  • Isles of Trool Island 17 kmSW
  • Burned Island Island 23 kmSE
  • Holly Island Island 19 kmS

25–60 km1,042 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 59 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 36 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 44 kmNW
  • Pladda Island 56 kmNW

60–100 km1,924 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 74 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 74 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 91 kmSE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 69 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Meaul Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.5 km W
  • Bow Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.6 km NW
  • Coran of Portmark Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.4 km N
  • Torrs Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.6 km SE
  • Knockower Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    3 km N
  • Carlin's Cairn Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.5 km SW
  • Gairy Craig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.7 km E
  • Rhinns of Kells Mountain, Scotland
    5.3 km SW

Sources & licences

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