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Hog Fell

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°11′39″ N 2°57′20″ W

Map showing the location of Hog Fell Hog Fell
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
371 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Langholm
5.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport83 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport88 km

About Hog Fell

Hog Fell is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 371 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Muckle Knowe and Wrae Hill.

Climate of Hog Fell

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (155 mm)
Driest month
May (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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Hog Fell
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°7°9°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)15511412884828694108121146145154

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Hog Fell

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 83 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 86 km to the north.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 83 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 88 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 108 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 86 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 89 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 106 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 130 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Hog Fell

Within 100 km: 733 historic and cultural sites, 3,162 natural sites, 723 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km308 places

  • Goat Island Island 20 kmSE
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 20 kmNW
  • Kingside Loch Lake 23 kmN
  • Branxholme Wester Loch Lake 21 kmN

25–60 km1,389 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 52 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 31 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 56 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 41 kmS

60–100 km2,921 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 89 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 98 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 90 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 85 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.5 km SW
  • Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.9 km NW
  • Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.7 km W
  • Newcastleton Village, The Scottish Borders
    9.2 km E
  • Bentpath Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.2 km W
  • Broomholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.8 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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