- Elevation
- 441 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport83 km
- NCL Newcastle International Airport90 km
About Great Hill
Great Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 441 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Broad Head and Crumpton Hill.
Climate of Great Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- December (171 mm)
- Driest month
- May (85 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) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 169 | 125 | 138 | 88 | 85 | 90 | 99 | 113 | 130 | 158 | 156 | 171 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Great Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 83 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 81 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 83 kmnorth
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 90 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 101 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 81 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 97 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 104 kmnorthwest
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 113 kmeast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 138 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Great Hill
Within 100 km: 709 historic and cultural sites, 3,150 natural sites, 736 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km343 places
- Moodlaw Loch Lake 14 kmN
- Kingside Loch Lake 20 kmN
- Hellmoor Loch Lake 24 kmN
- Crooked Loch Lake 22 kmN
25–60 km1,381 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 49 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 32 kmS
- Wooden Anna Island 58 kmNE
- Fishgarth Holm Island 46 kmSE
60–100 km2,871 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 89 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 94 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 86 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 81 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bentpath Village, Dumfries and Galloway3 km SW
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Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway4 km S
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Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway9.1 km SE -
Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.9 km E
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Castle O'er Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.7 km W
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Eskdalemuir Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.6 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Broad Head Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.2 km NE
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Crumpton Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.5 km SE
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Eskdale Natural site, Scotland2.7 km S
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Roughbank Height Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.9 km E
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Dowglen Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km SE
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Great Muir Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km E
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Munshiel Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.4 km N
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Blackgrain Height Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.8 km NE
Sources & licences
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