- Elevation
- 500 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport38 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport72 km
About Knockwhirn
Knockwhirn is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 500 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Cairnsmore of Carsphairn and Beninner.
Photos of Knockwhirn
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Cairnsmore of Carsphairn John Biggar · Public domain
Climate of Knockwhirn
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 204 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (205 mm)
- Driest month
- June (94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 205 | 136 | 156 | 97 | 102 | 94 | 95 | 126 | 171 | 200 | 204 | 202 |
How to get to Knockwhirn
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 38 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 70 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 38 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 72 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 95 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 70 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 102 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 131 kmsouthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 157 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 168 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Knockwhirn
Within 100 km: 282 historic and cultural sites, 2,556 natural sites, 709 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km374 places
- Green Island Island 24 kmS
- Burned Island Island 23 kmS
- Holly Island Island 22 kmS
- Marion's Isles Island 22 kmS
25–60 km1,169 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 55 kmSE
- Ayr Beach Beach 38 kmNW
- Troon Beach Beach 45 kmNW
- Murrays Isles Island 47 kmS
60–100 km2,004 places
- Isle of Arran Island 78 kmNW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 75 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 91 kmSE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 70 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Craigengillan Village, Dumfries and Galloway3.7 km E
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Carsphairn Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.6 km SW
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Dundeugh Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.6 km S
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Kendoon Village, Dumfries and Galloway8 km S
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Bellsbank Village, East Ayrshire15 km NW
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New Cumnock Village, East Ayrshire18 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cairnsmore of Carsphairn Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.5 km N
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Beninner Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.7 km N
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Willieanna Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.4 km W
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Craigengillan Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.4 km E
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Craig of Knockgray Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.2 km SW
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Moorbrock Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.5 km NE
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Marscalloch Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.6 km SE
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Dodd Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.9 km NW
Sources & licences
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