- Elevation
- 252 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport67 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport74 km
About Gallow Hill
Gallow Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 252 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Hind Hill and Oakrigg.
Photos of Gallow Hill
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Hart Fell Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Gallow Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- 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) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 183 | 133 | 148 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 98 | 117 | 144 | 174 | 172 | 182 |
How to get to Gallow Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 67 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 69 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 67 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 74 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 86 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 69 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 77 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 124 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 128 kmnorth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 140 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gallow Hill
Within 100 km: 552 historic and cultural sites, 2,987 natural sites, 769 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km474 places
- Townfoot Loch Lake 19 kmSW
- Talla Reservoir Lake 16 kmN
- Loch Skeen Lake 13 kmNE
- Saint Marys Loch Lake 22 kmNE
25–60 km1,376 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 51 kmS
- Green Island Island 54 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 47 kmS
- Goat Island Island 53 kmSE
60–100 km2,458 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 96 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 77 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 80 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 81 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway1.1 km S -
Beattock Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.3 km S
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Roundstonefoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.6 km E
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Stanshielrig Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.7 km S
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Lochwood Mains Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km S
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Newton Village, Dumfries and Galloway12 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hind Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.2 km N
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Oakrigg Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.7 km S
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Longbedholm Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.7 km SW
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Rivox Moor Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.9 km W
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Big Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5.1 km SE
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Beattock Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5.1 km SW
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Hart Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway7.4 km N
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Breckonside Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5.7 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Loch Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway8.6 km E -
Swatte Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5.7 km NE
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Yadburgh Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway6.1 km SE
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Nether Coomb Craig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway6.1 km NE
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Black Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway6.1 km NW
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Croft Head Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway6.7 km E
Sources & licences
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