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Merkland Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°16′53″ N 3°52′50″ W

Map showing the location of Merkland Hill Merkland Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
369 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Thornhill
9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport51 km
GLA Glasgow Airport74 km

About Merkland Hill

Merkland Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 369 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Auchengassel Hill and Cleuchhead Hill.

Climate of Merkland Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 174 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (180 mm)
Driest month
April (81 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 Merkland Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°6°9°13°15°17°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)18012213481888186110143174174178

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Merkland Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 51 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 69 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 51 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 74 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 81 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 69 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 86 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 144 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 149 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 152 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Merkland Hill

Within 100 km: 384 historic and cultural sites, 2,788 natural sites, 745 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km390 places

  • Mid Isle Island 25 kmSE
  • Lint Holm Island 19 kmSW
  • Loch Urr Lake 17 kmS
  • Troston Loch Lake 15 kmSW

25–60 km1,414 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 47 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 52 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 57 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 56 kmSW

60–100 km2,113 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 94 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 85 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 90 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 81 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9 km SE
  • Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.7 km N
  • Enterkinfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.5 km NE
  • Penpont Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.7 km SE
  • Eliock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.8 km N
  • Moniaive Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.7 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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