- Elevation
- 26 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- IOM Isle of Man Airport84 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport88 km
About Little Ross
Little Ross is an island. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Little Ross is a 29-acre (12-hectare) island with a lighthouse on the Solway Coast south of the town of Kirkcudbright in Galloway, Scotland. It is next to Meikle Ross on the mainland, which is a headland, and there are two small rocks off it, Sugarloaf and Fox Craig. The island can only be accessed by private boat or helicopter. Its sole electricity is supplied by solar panels and a small wind turbine. The island is well known for the murder of one of its lighthouse keepers, Hugh Clark.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1843
- Area
- 12 ha
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Little Ross
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Meikle Ross James Bell · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Little Ross
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 112 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (116 mm)
- Driest month
- June (62 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) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 78 | 82 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 82 | 95 | 110 | 112 | 113 |
How to get to Little Ross
The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 84 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 120 km to the west.
Airports
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 84 kmsouthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 88 kmnorth
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 116 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 120 kmwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 123 kmnorth
- Blackpool Population: 145K 125 kmsoutheast
- Preston Population: 313.3K 143 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 144 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Little Ross
Within 100 km: 315 historic and cultural sites, 2,408 natural sites, 574 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km217 places
- Murrays Isles Island 11 kmNW
- Hestan Island Island 19 kmNE
- Islands of Fleet Island 9 kmNW
- Ardwall Isle Island 11 kmNW
25–60 km910 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 44 kmSE
- Powillimount Beach Beach 36 kmNE
- Green Island Island 29 kmN
- Isle-na-Gower Island 40 kmNW
60–100 km2,170 places
- British Isles Island 85 kmS
- High Moor Mountain 87 kmSE
- Roanhead Beach Beach 86 kmSE
- Ayr Beach Beach 85 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
White Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway0.3 km N
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Meikle Ross Natural site, Scotland0.9 km W
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Little Ross Lighthouse Landmark, Dumfries and Galloway0.1 km SE
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Thunderhole Bay Natural site, Scotland0.9 km N
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Kirkcudbright Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway1.4 km NE
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Mull of Ross Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.6 km NW
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Torrs Cove Bay Natural site, Scotland2.1 km NE
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Fauldbog Bay Natural site, Scotland2.1 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources