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Kirkbride Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°10′00″ N 3°45′03″ W

Map showing the location of Kirkbride Hill Kirkbride Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
200 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glenmidge
0.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport64 km
GLA Glasgow Airport90 km

About Kirkbride Hill

Kirkbride Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 200 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Benan Hill and Blackwood Hill.

Climate of Kirkbride Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (139 mm)
Driest month
April (63 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 Kirkbride Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°10°14°16°18°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)139991026372667590106137132137

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kirkbride Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 64 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 84 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 64 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 90 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 90 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 84 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 94 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 138 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 153 kmnorth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 153 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kirkbride Hill

Within 100 km: 419 historic and cultural sites, 2,997 natural sites, 724 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km322 places

  • Green Island Island 16 kmS
  • Mid Isle Island 10 kmSE
  • Otter Isle Island 22 kmSW
  • Henderland Island Island 21 kmE

25–60 km1,485 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 33 kmS
  • Murrays Isles Island 50 kmSW
  • Hestan Island Island 37 kmS
  • Islands of Fleet Island 51 kmSW

60–100 km2,333 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 100 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 76 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 65 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 71 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Glenmidge Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    0.6 km E
  • Dunscore Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.5 km SW
  • Blackwood Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.2 km E
  • Auldgirth Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.8 km E
  • Throughgate Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.2 km S
  • Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.5 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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