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Gillespie

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 54°50′00″ N 4°44′00″ W

Map showing the location of Gillespie Gillespie
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
56 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 Airport75 km
BHD George Best Belfast City Airport77 km

About Gillespie

Gillespie is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 56 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Mull of Sinniness and Craignarget Hill.

Climate of Gillespie

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 124 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (128 mm)
Driest month
May (60 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 Gillespie
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)12083926860687093105128124117

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gillespie

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 75 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 81 km to the west.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 75 kmnorth
  • George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 77 kmwest
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 84 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 81 kmwest
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 119 kmnorth
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 157 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 158 kmnortheast
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 178 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Gillespie

Within 100 km: 149 historic and cultural sites, 1,431 natural sites, 442 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km192 places

  • Isle-na-Gower Island 18 kmNE
  • Kid Islands Island 5 kmE
  • Gargrie Island Island 5 kmE
  • Scart Islands Island 5 kmE

25–60 km641 places

  • Murrays Isles Island 32 kmE
  • Lighthouse Island Island 53 kmW
  • Hestan Island Island 59 kmE
  • Islands of Fleet Island 33 kmE

60–100 km1,189 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 91 kmN
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 82 kmSE
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 75 kmE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 70 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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