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Roughbank Height

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°13′58″ N 3°01′08″ W

Map showing the location of Roughbank Height Roughbank Height
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
448 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ewes
3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport83 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport88 km

About Roughbank Height

Roughbank Height is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 448 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Broad Head and Great Muir.

Climate of Roughbank Height

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
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).

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Climate of Roughbank Height
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)16912513888859099113130158156171

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Roughbank Height

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 83 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 81 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 83 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 88 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 103 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 81 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 94 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 105 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 111 kmeast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 136 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Roughbank Height

Within 100 km: 714 historic and cultural sites, 3,115 natural sites, 742 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km343 places

  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 24 kmN
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 14 kmNW
  • Kingside Loch Lake 19 kmN
  • Hellmoor Loch Lake 22 kmN

25–60 km1,393 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 52 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 33 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 56 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 46 kmS

60–100 km2,835 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 91 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 93 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 85 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3 km SE
  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.2 km S
  • Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.1 km S
  • Bentpath Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.5 km SW
  • Eskdalemuir Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km W
  • Castle O'er Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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