- Elevation
- 78 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BHD George Best Belfast City Airport58 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport67 km
About Duck Island
Duck Island is an island. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Well Island and Craighead.
Photos of Duck Island
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Killantringan Lighthouse David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Duck Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 124 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (127 mm)
- Driest month
- May (58 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 124 | 86 | 95 | 67 | 58 | 72 | 77 | 97 | 104 | 127 | 124 | 120 |
How to get to Duck Island
The nearest airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), 58 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) (74 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 62 km to the southwest.
Airports
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 58 kmsouthwest
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 67 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 74 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 62 kmsouthwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 119 kmnortheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 168 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 183 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 191 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Duck Island
Within 100 km: 77 historic and cultural sites, 1,253 natural sites, 435 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km121 places
- Isle of Lochnaw Island 1 kmNE
- Heron Isle Island 12 kmE
- Well Island Island 1 kmE
- Balnowlart Holm Island 23 kmNE
25–60 km504 places
- West Maiden Island 39 kmW
- Sheep Island Island 50 kmNW
- Sanda Island Island 49 kmNW
- Reagh Island Island 56 kmSW
60–100 km1,140 places
- Isle of Arran Island 76 kmN
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 95 kmN
- Ayr Beach Beach 68 kmNE
- Troon Beach Beach 75 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Well Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.1 km E
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Craighead Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway0.5 km SE
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Isle of Lochnaw Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.4 km NE
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Sir Stair's Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.5 km NE
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Bramble Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.5 km NE
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Tor of Craigoch Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.5 km NE
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Wee Port Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km W
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Slouchnawen Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km W
Sources & licences
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