Village

Creetown

Local name: Port na Crìche

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 54°54′09″ N 4°22′48″ W

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Population: 650; 650
Elevation: 11 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport68 km; IOM Isle of Man Airport93 km

About Creetown

Creetown is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Population: 650. Elevation: 11 m.

From Wikipedia

Creetown (, also ) is a small seaside town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway in the Dumfries and Galloway council area in south-west Scotland. Its population is about 750 people. It is situated near the head of Wigtown Bay, 18 miles (29 km) west of Castle Douglas. The town was originally named Ferrytown of Cree (Scottish Gaelic: Port Aiseig a' Chrìch) as it formed one end of a ferry route that took pilgrims across the River Cree estuary to the shrine of St Ninian at Whithorn.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Creetown

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 137 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: October (137 mm)
Driest month: June (72 mm)

6° 1°

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9° 2°

11° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

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16° 9°

13° 6°

9° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

132

Feb

Mar

101

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

118

Oct

137

Nov

137

Dec

131

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 Creetown
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	9°	11°	15°	17°	19°	18°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	132	89	101	74	74	72	72	97	118	137	137	131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Creetown

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 68 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 105 km to the west.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 68 kmnorth
Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 93 kmsouth
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 101 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Belfast Population: 348K 105 kmwest
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 107 kmnorth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 139 kmnortheast
Blackpool Population: 145K 149 kmsoutheast
Preston Population: 313.3K 167 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Creetown

Within 100 km: 192 historic and cultural sites, 2,130 natural sites, 529 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km306 places

Murrays Isles Island 13 kmSE
Islands of Fleet Island 15 kmSE
Ardwall Isle Island 14 kmSE
Green Island Island 23 kmNE

25–60 km794 places

Powillimount Beach Beach 52 kmE
Hestan Island Island 37 kmE
Isle of Lochnaw Island 48 kmW
Grainyford Isle Island 25 kmE

60–100 km1,751 places

Isle of Arran Island 95 kmNW
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 68 kmSE
Ayr Beach Beach 64 kmN
Troon Beach Beach 73 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Knockeans Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
2.2 km SE
Larg Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
2.3 km S
Cambret Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
5 km E
Strife Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
5.3 km SE
Windy Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
5.7 km SW
Bishop Burn River, Scotland
4 km SW