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Craignell

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°02′57″ N 4°20′02″ W

Map showing the location of Craignell Craignell
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
478 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Talnotry
4.2 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport53 km
GLA Glasgow Airport92 km

About Craignell

Craignell is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 478 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Darnaw and Brockloch Hill.

Climate of Craignell

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 200 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (202 mm)
Driest month
June (98 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 Craignell
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°16°15°13°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°6°9°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)20213515810310398100130169199200196

How to get to Craignell

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 53 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 91 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 53 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 92 kmnorth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 96 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 91 kmnorth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 114 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 124 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 160 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 174 kmeast

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

Day trips from Craignell

Within 100 km: 233 historic and cultural sites, 2,297 natural sites, 612 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km374 places

  • Green Island Island 16 kmE
  • Isle-na-Gower Island 19 kmSW
  • Isles of Trool Island 12 kmW
  • Germany Isle Island 16 kmSE

25–60 km944 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 52 kmE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 50 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 59 kmN
  • Murrays Isles Island 27 kmS

60–100 km1,824 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 85 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 88 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 78 kmSE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 84 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Talnotry Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.2 km SW
  • Newton Stewart Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    14 km SW
  • Creetown Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    17 km S
  • Dalry Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    12 km NE
  • Stronord Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    12 km SW
  • Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    12 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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