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Capel Fell

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°20′57″ N 3°19′12″ W

Map showing the location of Capel Fell Capel Fell
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
678 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Roundstonefoot
2.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport67 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport81 km

About Capel Fell

Capel Fell is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 678 m. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Smidhope Hill and Broken Back.

Climate of Capel Fell

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 174 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (189 mm)
Driest month
May (93 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 Capel Fell
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°4°7°11°13°15°15°12°8°5°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-2°-1°2°5°7°7°5°2°-1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)189138153969396103121144176174189

How to get to Capel Fell

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 67 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 68 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 67 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 81 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 91 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 68 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 82 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 117 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 127 kmnorth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 133 kmeast

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

Day trips from Capel Fell

Within 100 km: 616 historic and cultural sites, 2,994 natural sites, 755 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km469 places

  • Talla Reservoir Lake 16 kmN
  • Loch Skeen Lake 9 kmN
  • Saint Marys Loch Lake 17 kmNE
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 13 kmE

25–60 km1,353 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 53 kmS
  • Kirkland Scar Island 45 kmS
  • Little Corby Island Island 59 kmSE
  • Goat Island Island 48 kmSE

60–100 km2,543 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 97 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 85 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 87 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 80 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Roundstonefoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.9 km NW
  • Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.9 km W
  • Davington Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.4 km SE
  • Beattock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.6 km SW
  • Birkhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.7 km N
  • Stanshielrig Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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