Potholm Hill
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°10′35″ N 3°00′05″ W
- Elevation
- 310 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport85 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport89 km
About Potholm Hill
Potholm Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 310 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Clark Fell and Wrae Hill.
Climate of Potholm Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- December (171 mm)
- Driest month
- May (85 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) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 169 | 125 | 138 | 88 | 85 | 90 | 99 | 113 | 130 | 158 | 156 | 171 |
How to get to Potholm Hill
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 85 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 87 km to the north.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 85 kmeast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 89 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 106 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 87 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 91 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 108 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 110 kmnorthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 132 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Potholm Hill
Within 100 km: 725 historic and cultural sites, 3,195 natural sites, 719 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km297 places
- Goat Island Island 20 kmSE
- Moodlaw Loch Lake 21 kmN
- Kingside Loch Lake 25 kmN
- Branxholme Wester Loch Lake 24 kmN
25–60 km1,410 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 48 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 28 kmSW
- Wooden Anna Island 60 kmNE
- Fishgarth Holm Island 40 kmS
60–100 km2,932 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 86 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 100 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 91 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 87 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Clark Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.6 km SW
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Wrae Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.8 km N
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Craig Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.5 km W
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Muckle Knowe Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.6 km E
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Mid Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.6 km SW
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Bauchle Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.7 km N
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Whita Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.1 km SE
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Dowglen Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.4 km NW
Sources & licences
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