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Stab Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°00′28″ N 4°53′48″ W

Map showing the location of Stab Hill Stab Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
221 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glenwhilly
2.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport59 km
CAL Campbeltown Airport69 km

About Stab Hill

Stab Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 221 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include High Murdonochee and Craigbirnoch Fell.

Climate of Stab Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 160 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (161 mm)
Driest month
May (73 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 Stab Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°7°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)15911112683738894118133161160153

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Stab Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 59 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 80 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 59 kmnorth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 69 kmnorthwest
  • George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 76 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 80 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 104 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 150 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 179 kmsoutheast
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 199 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Stab Hill

Within 100 km: 105 historic and cultural sites, 1,535 natural sites, 506 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km216 places

  • Isle of Lochnaw Island 18 kmSW
  • Isle-na-Gower Island 19 kmE
  • Kid Islands Island 25 kmSE
  • Gargrie Island Island 24 kmSE

25–60 km660 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 53 kmN
  • West Maiden Island 55 kmW
  • Sheep Island Island 53 kmNW
  • Sanda Island Island 53 kmNW

60–100 km1,270 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 70 kmN
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 85 kmN
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 86 kmE
  • Troon Beach Beach 61 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Glenwhilly Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.1 km SE
  • Cairnryan Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.9 km SW
  • Stranraer Town, Dumfries and Galloway
    14 km SW
  • New Luce Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.8 km S
  • Artfield Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.5 km SE
  • Auchmantle Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    10 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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