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Salter Grain Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°14′22″ N 2°56′18″ W

Map showing the location of Salter Grain Hill Salter Grain Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
365 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ewes
4.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport83 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport84 km

About Salter Grain Hill

Salter Grain Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 365 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Cockplay Hill and White Hill.

Climate of Salter Grain Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (155 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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 Salter Grain Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°7°9°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)15511412884828694108121146145154

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Salter Grain Hill

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

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 83 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 84 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 108 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 81 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 90 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 106 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 109 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 132 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Salter Grain Hill

Within 100 km: 726 historic and cultural sites, 3,072 natural sites, 714 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km333 places

  • Goat Island Island 24 kmS
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 24 kmN
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 17 kmNW
  • Kingside Loch Lake 19 kmN

25–60 km1,370 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 56 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 36 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 52 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 45 kmS

60–100 km2,809 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 94 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 93 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 86 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 80 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.4 km SW
  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km S
  • Newcastleton Village, The Scottish Borders
    10 km SE
  • Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.8 km SW
  • Bentpath Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    10 km SW
  • Sandholm Village, The Scottish Borders
    10 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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