- Elevation
- 75 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport74 km
- BHD George Best Belfast City Airport83 km
About Long Island
Long Island is an island. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Round Island and Kid Islands.
Climate of Long Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 131 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- October (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 126 | 85 | 97 | 72 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 97 | 114 | 134 | 131 | 124 |
How to get to Long Island
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 74 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 87 km to the west.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 74 kmnorth
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 83 kmwest
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 84 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 87 kmwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 117 kmnorth
- Blackpool Population: 145K 154 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 154 kmnortheast
- Preston Population: 313.3K 174 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Long Island
Within 100 km: 154 historic and cultural sites, 1,568 natural sites, 453 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km184 places
- Isle-na-Gower Island 15 kmN
- Kid Islands Island 1 kmSW
- Isle of Whithorn Island 24 kmSE
- Gargrie Island Island 1 kmSW
25–60 km716 places
- Murrays Isles Island 27 kmE
- Lighthouse Island Island 59 kmW
- Hestan Island Island 53 kmE
- Islands of Fleet Island 28 kmE
60–100 km1,275 places
- Isle of Arran Island 93 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 78 kmSE
- Powillimount Beach Beach 69 kmE
- Ayr Beach Beach 69 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Loch Head Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.3 km SE
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Craignarget Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.5 km W
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Gillespie Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.5 km W
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Elrig Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.8 km SE
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Port William Village, Dumfries and Galloway10 km SE
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Eldrig Village Village, Dumfries and Galloway6.6 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Round Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.1 km N
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Kid Islands Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.4 km SW
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Scart Islands Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.7 km W
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Gargrie Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.7 km SW
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Mochrum Loch Lake, Scotland0.8 km S
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Scar Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.9 km N
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Castle Loch Lake, Scotland1.4 km SW
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Castle Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway1.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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