Earncraig Hill
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°17′45″ N 3°37′07″ W
- Elevation
- 611 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport65 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport74 km
About Earncraig Hill
Earncraig Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 611 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Penbreck and Mid Height.
Climate of Earncraig Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 165 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (177 mm)
- Driest month
- April (82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 177 | 127 | 136 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 92 | 110 | 134 | 170 | 165 | 175 |
How to get to Earncraig Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 65 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 75 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 65 kmwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 74 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 82 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 75 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 78 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 133 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 137 kmnorth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 149 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Earncraig Hill
Within 100 km: 469 historic and cultural sites, 2,950 natural sites, 759 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km424 places
- Mid Isle Island 22 kmS
- Henderland Island Island 23 kmSE
- Townfoot Loch Lake 7 kmSW
- Loch Skeen Lake 25 kmNE
25–60 km1,461 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 45 kmS
- Hestan Island Island 53 kmS
- Green Island Island 42 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 48 kmSE
60–100 km2,293 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 97 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 90 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 67 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 71 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway12 km SW -
Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway12 km E -
Durisdeer Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.3 km W
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Gatelawbridge Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.5 km SW
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Stanshielrig Village, Dumfries and Galloway9.1 km E
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Durisdeermill Village, Dumfries and Galloway9.3 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Penbreck Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1 km E
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Mid Height Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.7 km NE
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Gana Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.9 km W
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Hamarty Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.1 km NE
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Queensberry Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.3 km SE
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Harestanes Heights Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.6 km E
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Shiel Dod Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.2 km NW
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Whiteside Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.6 km NE
Sources & licences
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