Falcon Craig
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°24′02″ N 3°23′15″ W
- Elevation
- 724 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport61 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport76 km
About Falcon Craig
Falcon Craig is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 724 m. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Hart Fell and Swatte Fell.
Photos of Falcon Craig
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Hart Fell Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Falcon Craig
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (183 mm)
- Driest month
- May (90 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) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 183 | 133 | 148 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 98 | 117 | 144 | 174 | 172 | 182 |
How to get to Falcon Craig
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 61 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 63 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 61 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 76 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 84 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 63 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 75 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 122 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 123 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 139 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Falcon Craig
Within 100 km: 570 historic and cultural sites, 2,898 natural sites, 757 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km505 places
- Talla Reservoir Lake 9 kmN
- Loch Skeen Lake 6 kmNE
- Saint Marys Loch Lake 16 kmNE
- Moodlaw Loch Lake 18 kmE
25–60 km1,289 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 58 kmS
- Kirkland Scar Island 52 kmS
- Goat Island Island 55 kmSE
- Cottage Island Island 37 kmS
60–100 km2,431 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 80 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 82 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 74 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 65 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway8 km SW -
Roundstonefoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.6 km SE
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Birkhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.5 km NE
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Glenbreck Village, The Scottish Borders9.5 km NW
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Beattock Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km S
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Stanshielrig Village, Dumfries and Galloway13 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hart Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.2 km NW
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Swatte Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.4 km S
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Nether Coomb Craig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.9 km SE
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Under Saddle Yoke Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2 km E
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Saddle Yoke Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.2 km E
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Cape Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.5 km N
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Whitehope Heights Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.9 km NW
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Whitehope Knowe Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.9 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ettrick Pen Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway9.3 km SE -
Loch Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway9.3 km SE -
Carrifran Gans Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.9 km E
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Firthhope Rig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.1 km NE
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Chalk Rig Edge Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.4 km W
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Bodesbeck Law Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5.3 km SE
Sources & licences
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