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Scar Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 54°54′52″ N 4°14′18″ W

Map showing the location of Scar Hill Scar Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
249 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gatehouse of Fleet
5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport69 km
IOM Isle of Man Airport96 km

About Scar Hill

Scar Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 249 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Mount Pisga and Kenlum Hill.

Climate of Scar Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (152 mm)
Driest month
July (76 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 Scar Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°10°13°16°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)15210011482847776103129150152150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Scar Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 106 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 69 kmnorth
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 96 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 107 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 106 kmnorth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 114 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 133 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 145 kmsoutheast
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 162 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Scar Hill

Within 100 km: 243 historic and cultural sites, 2,340 natural sites, 583 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km332 places

  • Murrays Isles Island 11 kmS
  • Islands of Fleet Island 13 kmS
  • Ardwall Isle Island 11 kmS
  • Green Island Island 16 kmNE

25–60 km887 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 43 kmE
  • Hestan Island Island 29 kmE
  • Isle of Lochnaw Island 57 kmW
  • Isles of Trool Island 25 kmNW

60–100 km1,947 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 100 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 62 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 66 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 75 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Gatehouse of Fleet Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5 km SE
  • Anwoth Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.1 km SE
  • Creetown Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.2 km W
  • Mark Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.1 km W
  • Wigtown Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    14 km W
  • Sandgreen Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.9 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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