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Ox Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°16′41″ N 4°00′17″ W

Map showing the location of Ox Hill Ox Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
505 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sanquhar
11 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport44 km
GLA Glasgow Airport71 km

About Ox Hill

Ox Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 505 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Lamgarroch and Blackcraig Hill.

Climate of Ox Hill

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 203 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (209 mm)
Driest month
June (93 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 Ox Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°5°8°12°14°16°15°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)209140158971029396125169200203205

How to get to Ox Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 44 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 67 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 44 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 71 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 85 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 67 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 91 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 145 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 147 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 156 kmeast

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

Day trips from Ox Hill

Within 100 km: 349 historic and cultural sites, 2,685 natural sites, 744 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km375 places

  • Kids Isle Island 20 kmW
  • Otter Isle Island 22 kmS
  • Lint Holm Island 13 kmSW
  • Loch Urr Lake 16 kmS

25–60 km1,331 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 51 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 45 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 51 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 53 kmS

60–100 km2,072 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 87 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 79 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 91 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 75 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km NE
  • Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    12 km N
  • Moniaive Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    10 km SE
  • Craigdarroch Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.8 km S
  • Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    16 km E
  • Eliock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.9 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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