- Elevation
- 18 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport77 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport100 km
About Maxwelltown
Maxwelltown is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 18 m.
Maxwelltown (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Drochaid, IPA:[ˈkʰʲaun̴̪ˈt̪ɾɔxətʲ]) was formerly a burgh of barony and police burgh and by the time of the burgh's abolition in 1929 it was the most populous burgh in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. In 1929 Maxwelltown was merged with the neighbouring burgh of Dumfries. Maxwelltown lies to the west of the River Nith, which forms the historic boundary between Kirkcudbrightshire and Dumfriesshire.
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Photos of Maxwelltown
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Palmerston Park en:User:Jmorrison230582 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Maxwelltown
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 112 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (121 mm)
- Driest month
- April (55 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 120 | 89 | 90 | 55 | 63 | 60 | 72 | 82 | 90 | 121 | 112 | 118 |
How to get to Maxwelltown
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 77 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 97 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 77 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 100 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 103 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 97 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 102 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 130 kmeast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 144 kmsouth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 145 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Maxwelltown
Within 100 km: 421 historic and cultural sites, 3,094 natural sites, 722 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km260 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 20 kmS
- Cottage Island Island 16 kmE
- Dormont Island Island 15 kmE
- Danevale Island Island 25 kmSW
25–60 km1,563 places
- Murrays Isles Island 47 kmSW
- Hestan Island Island 29 kmSW
- Islands of Fleet Island 48 kmSW
- Ardwall Isle Island 47 kmSW
60–100 km2,414 places
- High Moor Mountain 100 kmS
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 64 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 78 kmNW
- Troon Beach Beach 84 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Palmerston Park Landmark, Dumfries and Galloway0.6 km NE
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Robert Burns Centre Museum, Dumfries and Galloway1 km E
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Carruchan Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.6 km S
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West Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.9 km SW
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Mid Craig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.1 km SE
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Collochan Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.3 km W
Sources & licences
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