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Mountain

Green Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°23′37″ N 3°47′51″ W

Map showing the location of Green Hill Green Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
588 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wanlockhead
1.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport51 km
GLA Glasgow Airport67 km

About Green Hill

Green Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 588 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Middle Moor and Wanlock Dod.

Climate of Green Hill

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 185 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (196 mm)
Driest month
June (89 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 Green Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°12°14°16°15°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)19613715190938995118154185185192

How to get to Green Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 51 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 60 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 51 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 67 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 67 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 73 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 130 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 147 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 163 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Green Hill

Within 100 km: 370 historic and cultural sites, 2,803 natural sites, 811 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km414 places

  • New Island Island 19 kmNW
  • Townfoot Loch Lake 18 kmSE
  • Queensberry Mountain 18 kmSE
  • The Knipe Mountain 22 kmW

25–60 km1,454 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 58 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 54 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 57 kmW
  • Green Island Island 45 kmSW

60–100 km2,116 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 95 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 82 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 79 kmNW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 83 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Wanlockhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.3 km E
  • Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire
    3.5 km NE
  • Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.5 km W
  • Mennock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7 km SW
  • Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    13 km W
  • Enterkinfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.6 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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