Jock's Shoulder
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°18′22″ N 3°17′52″ W
- Elevation
- 536 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport72 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport84 km
About Jock's Shoulder
Jock's Shoulder is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 536 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Pot Hill and Drowningdub Knowes.
Photos of Jock's Shoulder
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Loch Fell Iangpark · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Ettrick Pen Iangpark · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Jock's Shoulder
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 164 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- December (180 mm)
- Driest month
- May (86 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 177 | 131 | 142 | 88 | 86 | 90 | 99 | 115 | 135 | 166 | 164 | 180 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Jock's Shoulder
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 72 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 72 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 72 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 84 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 95 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 72 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 87 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 114 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 130 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 131 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Jock's Shoulder
Within 100 km: 630 historic and cultural sites, 3,046 natural sites, 758 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km449 places
- Henderland Island Island 23 kmS
- Talla Reservoir Lake 21 kmN
- Loch Skeen Lake 14 kmN
- Saint Marys Loch Lake 21 kmN
25–60 km1,364 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 49 kmS
- Green Island Island 59 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 40 kmS
- Coathouse Island Island 58 kmSE
60–100 km2,621 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 93 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 87 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 90 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 84 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway9.7 km W -
Davington Village, Dumfries and Galloway6.3 km E
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Roundstonefoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.4 km NW
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Holm Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.5 km SE
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Sandyford Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.9 km S
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Eskdalemuir Village, Dumfries and Galloway9 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pot Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.1 km SW
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Drowningdub Knowes Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.3 km E
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Ewelairs Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.5 km W
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Loch Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.7 km N
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Ruegill Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.9 km SW
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Spots Law Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.2 km E
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Lamblair Knowe Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.5 km N
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Scaw'd Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.9 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ettrick Pen Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway6 km N
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Black Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.9 km SW
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Kiddam Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.9 km E
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Cockplay Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3 km S
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Blaeberry Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.2 km NE
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West Knowe Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.4 km NW
Sources & licences
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