Craignarget Hill
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 54°50′27″ N 4°42′01″ W
- Elevation
- 126 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport74 km
- BHD George Best Belfast City Airport79 km
About Craignarget Hill
Craignarget Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 126 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Grey Hill and Knock Fell.
Climate of Craignarget Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- October (148 mm)
- Driest month
- May (69 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) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 96 | 110 | 79 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 106 | 124 | 148 | 143 | 135 |
How to get to Craignarget Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 74 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 83 km to the west.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 74 kmnorth
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 79 kmwest
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 84 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 83 kmwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 117 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 156 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 157 kmsoutheast
- Preston Population: 313.3K 177 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Craignarget Hill
Within 100 km: 152 historic and cultural sites, 1,480 natural sites, 448 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km186 places
- Isle-na-Gower Island 16 kmNE
- Kid Islands Island 3 kmE
- Gargrie Island Island 3 kmE
- Scart Islands Island 3 kmE
25–60 km682 places
- Murrays Isles Island 30 kmE
- Lighthouse Island Island 56 kmW
- Hestan Island Island 57 kmE
- Islands of Fleet Island 31 kmE
60–100 km1,212 places
- Isle of Arran Island 91 kmN
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 81 kmSE
- Powillimount Beach Beach 72 kmE
- Ayr Beach Beach 69 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Craignarget Village, Dumfries and Galloway1.3 km SW
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Gillespie Village, Dumfries and Galloway2.3 km W
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Auchenmalg Village, Dumfries and Galloway3.5 km W
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Glenluce Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.2 km NW
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Stairhaven Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.9 km W
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Loch Head Village, Dumfries and Galloway7 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Grey Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.3 km N
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Knock Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.1 km NW
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Scart Islands Island, Dumfries and Galloway2.8 km E
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Gargrie Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway2.8 km E
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Luce Bay Natural site, Scotland2.6 km S
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Castle Loch Lake, Scotland2.3 km E
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Castle Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway2.8 km NE
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Kid Islands Island, Dumfries and Galloway3.1 km E
Sources & licences
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