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Old Man

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 54°49′58″ N 3°56′29″ W

Map showing the location of Old Man Old Man
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
186 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bankhead
1.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport85 km
IOM Isle of Man Airport94 km

About Old Man

Old Man is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 186 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Doon Hill and Suie Hill.

Climate of Old Man

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (124 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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
Climate of Old Man
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°11°14°16°18°17°15°12°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1248589646664668598119118122

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Old Man

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 85 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 117 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 85 kmnorthwest
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 94 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 120 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 117 kmnorth
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 127 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 131 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 133 kmnorth
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 144 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Old Man

Within 100 km: 347 historic and cultural sites, 2,613 natural sites, 623 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km269 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 24 kmE
  • Murrays Isles Island 19 kmW
  • Hestan Island Island 8 kmE
  • Islands of Fleet Island 18 kmW

25–60 km1,059 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 44 kmSE
  • Kirkland Scar Island 50 kmE
  • Isle-na-Gower Island 45 kmW
  • Isles of Trool Island 46 kmNW

60–100 km2,255 places

  • British Isles Island 93 kmS
  • High Moor Mountain 86 kmSE
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 87 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 83 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Doon Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.2 km NW
  • Suie Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.2 km NE
  • Blackbreast Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.8 km N
  • Barend Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.9 km S
  • Newlaw Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.8 km SW
  • Shaw Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.5 km SE
  • Bengairn Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.5 km N
  • Bentudor Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.8 km N

Sources & licences

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