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Lint Holm

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°11′51″ N 4°08′47″ W

Map showing the location of Lint Holm Lint Holm
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
181 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Craigengillan
3.5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport43 km
GLA Glasgow Airport77 km

About Lint Holm

Lint Holm is an island. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Marscalloch Hill and Dundeugh Hill.

Climate of Lint Holm

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 203 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (209 mm)
Driest month
June (93 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 Lint Holm
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°14°16°18°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)209140158971029396125169200203205

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lint Holm

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 43 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 75 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 43 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 77 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 97 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 75 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 103 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 132 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 159 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 164 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lint Holm

Within 100 km: 302 historic and cultural sites, 2,579 natural sites, 675 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km397 places

  • Green Island Island 19 kmS
  • Parton Island Island 23 kmS
  • Burned Island Island 19 kmS
  • Holly Island Island 19 kmS

25–60 km1,164 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 50 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 43 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 50 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 43 kmS

60–100 km1,995 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 83 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 80 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 86 kmSE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 76 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Craigengillan Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.5 km N
  • Kendoon Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.8 km SW
  • Dundeugh Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5 km SW
  • Carsphairn Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.6 km W
  • Holmhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.2 km SE
  • Moniaive Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    14 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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