Quickningair Hill
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°21′18″ N 3°09′05″ W
- Elevation
- 488 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport68 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport92 km
About Quickningair Hill
Quickningair Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 488 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Stell Hill and Over Dalgliesh Burn.
Photos of Quickningair Hill
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Ettrick Pen Iangpark · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Quickningair Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- December (164 mm)
- Driest month
- May (84 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) | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 163 | 120 | 132 | 86 | 84 | 90 | 96 | 111 | 128 | 154 | 151 | 164 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Quickningair Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 68 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 67 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 68 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 92 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 99 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 67 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 90 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 107 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 123 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 125 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Quickningair Hill
Within 100 km: 674 historic and cultural sites, 2,943 natural sites, 729 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km464 places
- Talla Reservoir Lake 21 kmNW
- Loch Skeen Lake 14 kmNW
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 16 kmNE
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 18 kmNE
25–60 km1,335 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 58 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 45 kmS
- Wooden Anna Island 54 kmNE
- Coathouse Island Island 59 kmS
60–100 km2,547 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 95 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 98 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 79 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 70 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Stell Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.6 km S
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Over Dalgliesh Burn River, Scotland0.6 km S
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Nether Dalgliesh Burn River, Scotland0.6 km S
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Ark Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.5 km N
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Archie Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.8 km E
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Moodlaw Loch Lake, Scotland2.3 km E
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Sauchie Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.8 km NE
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Watch Craig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.9 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ettrick Pen Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway7.1 km W
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Loch Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway10 km W -
Craik Cross Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.2 km SE
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Dumfedling Knowe Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.6 km S
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Dumfedling Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5.2 km SW
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Mood Law Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5.5 km S
Sources & licences
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