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Dod Fell

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°15′41″ N 3°03′36″ W

Map showing the location of Dod Fell Dod Fell
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
463 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bentpath
7 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport79 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport91 km

About Dod Fell

Dod Fell is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 463 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Grey Hill and Munshiel Hill.

Climate of Dod Fell

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (171 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Dod Fell
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)16912513888859099113130158156171

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Dod Fell

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 79 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 77 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 79 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 91 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 100 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 77 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 98 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 101 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 114 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 135 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Dod Fell

Within 100 km: 706 historic and cultural sites, 3,076 natural sites, 725 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km369 places

  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 22 kmN
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 24 kmN
  • Shaws Lochs Lake 24 kmN
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 10 kmN

25–60 km1,361 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 53 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 36 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 55 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 50 kmS

60–100 km2,777 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 93 kmS
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 90 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 81 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 77 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bentpath Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7 km S
  • Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.2 km SE
  • Eskdalemuir Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.2 km W
  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    13 km S
  • Holm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.9 km W
  • Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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