Chalk Rig Edge
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°24′27″ N 3°27′23″ W
- Elevation
- 500 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport61 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport72 km
About Chalk Rig Edge
Chalk Rig Edge is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 500 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Devil’s Beef Tub and Crown of Scotland.
Photos of Chalk Rig Edge
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Hart Fell Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Chalk Rig Edge
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (183 mm)
- Driest month
- May (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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 183 | 133 | 148 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 98 | 117 | 144 | 174 | 172 | 182 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Chalk Rig Edge
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 61 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 63 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 61 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 72 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 80 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 63 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 72 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 122 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 127 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 144 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Chalk Rig Edge
Within 100 km: 539 historic and cultural sites, 2,856 natural sites, 766 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km501 places
- Townfoot Loch Lake 23 kmSW
- Talla Reservoir Lake 9 kmNE
- Loch Skeen Lake 9 kmE
- Saint Marys Loch Lake 19 kmNE
25–60 km1,303 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 58 kmS
- Green Island Island 58 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 54 kmS
- Goat Island Island 59 kmSE
60–100 km2,357 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 75 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 78 kmW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 98 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 74 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.1 km S -
Glenbreck Village, The Scottish Borders6.8 km N
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Roundstonefoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway8 km SE
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Beattock Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km S
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Stanshielrig Village, Dumfries and Galloway12 km S
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Tweedsmuir Village, The Scottish Borders11 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Devil’s Beef Tub Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway1 km SW
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Crown of Scotland Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.4 km N
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Whitehope Heights Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.7 km E
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Barncorse Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders2 km NE
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Foal Burn Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders2 km NW
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Whitehope Knowe Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.1 km NE
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Hart Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.5 km E
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Ballaman Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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