- Elevation
- 17 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport75 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport94 km
About Kirkton
Kirkton is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 17 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Cairn Water and Palmerston Park.
Photos of Kirkton
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Palmerston Park en:User:Jmorrison230582 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Kirkton
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 112 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (121 mm)
- Driest month
- April (55 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 120 | 89 | 90 | 55 | 63 | 60 | 72 | 82 | 90 | 121 | 112 | 118 |
How to get to Kirkton
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 75 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 93 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 75 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 94 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 99 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 93 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 97 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 129 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 145 kmeast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 149 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kirkton
Within 100 km: 454 historic and cultural sites, 3,111 natural sites, 742 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km262 places
- Cottage Island Island 16 kmE
- Dormont Island Island 15 kmE
- Green Island Island 16 kmSW
- Mid Isle Island 4 kmSW
25–60 km1,593 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 25 kmS
- Murrays Isles Island 52 kmSW
- Hestan Island Island 34 kmS
- Islands of Fleet Island 52 kmSW
60–100 km2,452 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 70 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 76 kmNW
- Troon Beach Beach 81 kmNW
- Cramond beach Beach 98 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cairn Water River, Scotland1.1 km W
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Palmerston Park Landmark, Dumfries and Galloway5.2 km S
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Mid Isle Island, Dumfries and Galloway3.6 km SW
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Barrs Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5 km NE
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Back Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5 km E
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Rorie Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5.1 km NE
Other cities and towns in Dumfries and Galloway
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Cargenbridge Village, Dumfries and Galloway7 km S
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Maxwelltown Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.7 km S -
The Grove Neighbourhood, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km SE
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Tinwald Village, Dumfries and Galloway3.4 km E
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Auchencairn Village, Dumfries and Galloway3.5 km N
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East Cluden Village, Dumfries and Galloway3.5 km SW
Sources & licences
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