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Chanlock Rig

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°16′57″ N 3°55′27″ W

Map showing the location of Chanlock Rig Chanlock Rig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
350 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sanquhar
9.2 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport48 km
GLA Glasgow Airport73 km

About Chanlock Rig

Chanlock Rig is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 350 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Craigdasher and Cairnkinna Hill.

Climate of Chanlock Rig

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 174 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
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 Chanlock Rig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°7°9°13°15°17°16°14°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)18012213481888186110143174174178

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Chanlock Rig

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 48 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 68 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 48 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 73 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 82 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 68 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 88 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 145 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 149 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 151 kmeast

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

Day trips from Chanlock Rig

Within 100 km: 370 historic and cultural sites, 2,746 natural sites, 743 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km387 places

  • Kids Isle Island 25 kmW
  • Otter Isle Island 24 kmS
  • Lint Holm Island 17 kmSW
  • Loch Urr Lake 17 kmS

25–60 km1,392 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 49 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 50 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 55 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 55 kmS

60–100 km2,080 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 91 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 83 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 91 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.2 km N
  • Moniaive Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.5 km S
  • Eliock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.2 km NE
  • Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km SE
  • Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    12 km N
  • Mennock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.2 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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