Magheuchan Rig
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°20′05″ N 4°05′25″ W
- Elevation
- 568 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport36 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport64 km
About Magheuchan Rig
Magheuchan Rig is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 568 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Well Hill and Blackcraig Hill.
Photos of Magheuchan Rig
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Blackcraig Hill Chris Wimbush · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Magheuchan Rig
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 193 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (200 mm)
- Driest month
- June (88 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) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 200 | 136 | 152 | 91 | 95 | 88 | 93 | 120 | 163 | 192 | 193 | 195 |
How to get to Magheuchan Rig
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 36 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 60 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 36 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 64 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 82 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 60 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 89 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 143 kmsouthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 144 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 163 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Magheuchan Rig
Within 100 km: 325 historic and cultural sites, 2,744 natural sites, 761 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km344 places
- Kids Isle Island 18 kmSW
- McDowalls Isle Island 22 kmSW
- Lint Holm Island 16 kmS
- New Island Island 24 kmN
25–60 km1,341 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 59 kmSE
- Ayr Beach Beach 38 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 43 kmNW
- Murrays Isles Island 58 kmS
60–100 km2,145 places
- Isle of Arran Island 79 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 71 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 99 kmS
- Hunterston Sands Beach 67 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.1 km NE -
New Cumnock Village, East Ayrshire9 km NW -
Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km E -
Kelloholm Neighbourhood, Dumfries and Galloway8 km NE
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Afton Bridgend Neighbourhood, East Ayrshire8.7 km NW
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Cumnock Town, East Ayrshire17 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Well Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.6 km NE
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Blackcraig Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire2.7 km W
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Dun Rig Head Mountain, East Ayrshire1.8 km NW
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Blacklorg Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire3.1 km SW
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Mid Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.3 km NE
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Cruffel Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.4 km SE
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Bank Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.9 km E
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Corse Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.2 km S
Sources & licences
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