Grey Mare’s Tail
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°25′00″ N 3°17′00″ W
- Elevation
- 337 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport60 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport82 km
About Grey Mare’s Tail
Grey Mare’s Tail is a natural site. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Andrewhinney Hill and Upper Tarnberry.
Photos of Grey Mare’s Tail
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Hart Fell Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ettrick Pen Iangpark · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Grey Mare’s Tail
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 174 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (189 mm)
- Driest month
- May (93 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 189 | 138 | 153 | 96 | 93 | 96 | 103 | 121 | 144 | 176 | 174 | 189 |
How to get to Grey Mare’s Tail
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 60 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 60 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 60 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 82 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 88 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 60 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 79 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 117 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 119 kmnorth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 134 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grey Mare’s Tail
Within 100 km: 612 historic and cultural sites, 2,852 natural sites, 750 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km492 places
- Talla Reservoir Lake 10 kmNW
- Loch Skeen Lake 3 kmNW
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 20 kmE
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 22 kmE
25–60 km1,293 places
- Kirkland Scar Island 52 kmS
- Wooden Anna Island 58 kmE
- Goat Island Island 52 kmSE
- Cottage Island Island 39 kmS
60–100 km2,429 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 61 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 86 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 88 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 72 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Birkhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway2 km NE
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Chapelhope Village, The Scottish Borders5.6 km NE
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Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway14 km SW -
Roundstonefoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.6 km SW
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Tibbie Shiels Village, The Scottish Borders8.4 km NE
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Cappercleuch Village, The Scottish Borders9.9 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Andrewhinney Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1 km SE
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Upper Tarnberry Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.4 km NW
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Bell Craig Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.5 km S
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Watch Knowe Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.7 km N
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Trowgrain Middle Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.9 km E
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Mid Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.3 km S
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White Coomb Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.6 km W
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Herman Law Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.8 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ettrick Pen Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway6.8 km S
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Hart Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway7.5 km W
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Carrifran Gans Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3 km W
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Mid Craig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.2 km NW
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Loch Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway9.8 km S -
Firthhope Rig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.6 km W
Sources & licences
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