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Enterkinfoot

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°19′00″ N 3°48′00″ W

Enterkinfoot
Darrin Antrobus · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
86 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 Airport53 km
GLA Glasgow Airport74 km

About Enterkinfoot

Enterkinfoot is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 86 m.

From Wikipedia

Enterkinfoot is a small village or hamlet which lies 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Thornhill on the A76 on the route to Sanquhar, in Dumfriesshire, Durisdeer Parish, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. Its original nucleus was the old mill with associated buildings, the school and the famous Enterkin Pass and path that followed the course of the Enterkin Glen to Wanlockhead and from there to Edinburgh.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Enterkinfoot

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (158 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Enterkinfoot
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°15°17°19°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)15811111971787482101125156152156

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Enterkinfoot

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 53 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 68 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 53 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 74 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 75 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 80 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 138 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 145 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 158 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Enterkinfoot

Within 100 km: 397 historic and cultural sites, 2,854 natural sites, 769 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km398 places

  • Loch Urr Lake 23 kmSW
  • Troston Loch Lake 21 kmSW
  • Townfoot Loch Lake 10 kmSE
  • Knocksting Loch Lake 23 kmSW

25–60 km1,472 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 49 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 56 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 60 kmNW
  • Hestan Island Island 54 kmS

60–100 km2,150 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 97 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 87 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 93 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 83 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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