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Harestanes Heights

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°18′09″ N 3°34′45″ W

Map showing the location of Harestanes Heights Harestanes Heights
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
578 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Moffat
9.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport67 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport73 km

About Harestanes Heights

Harestanes Heights is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 578 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Mid Height and Hamarty Hill.

Climate of Harestanes Heights

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 165 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (177 mm)
Driest month
April (82 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 Harestanes Heights
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°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)17712713682858392110134170165175

How to get to Harestanes Heights

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 67 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 76 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 67 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 73 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 83 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 76 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 76 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 131 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 135 kmnorth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 147 kmeast

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

Day trips from Harestanes Heights

Within 100 km: 490 historic and cultural sites, 2,970 natural sites, 770 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km439 places

  • Mid Isle Island 23 kmS
  • Henderland Island Island 22 kmSE
  • Townfoot Loch Lake 9 kmSW
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 23 kmNE

25–60 km1,446 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 46 kmS
  • Hestan Island Island 54 kmS
  • Green Island Island 45 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 47 kmSE

60–100 km2,345 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 99 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 90 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 70 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 73 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.5 km NE
  • Stanshielrig Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.6 km E
  • Beattock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.1 km E
  • Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    14 km SW
  • Durisdeer Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km W
  • Lochwood Mains Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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