Steilston Hill
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°06′45″ N 3°44′52″ W
- Elevation
- 232 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport68 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport95 km
About Steilston Hill
Steilston Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 232 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Killyleoch Hill and Far Dundrum Plantation.
Climate of Steilston Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 132 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (139 mm)
- Driest month
- April (63 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) | 5° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 139 | 99 | 102 | 63 | 72 | 66 | 75 | 90 | 106 | 137 | 132 | 137 |
How to get to Steilston Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 68 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 90 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 68 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 95 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 96 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 90 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 100 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 137 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 151 kmwest
- Blackpool Population: 145K 151 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Steilston Hill
Within 100 km: 405 historic and cultural sites, 2,995 natural sites, 720 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km327 places
- Green Island Island 24 kmW
- Cottage Island Island 24 kmE
- Dormont Island Island 23 kmE
- Danevale Island Island 22 kmSW
25–60 km1,441 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 27 kmSE
- Murrays Isles Island 45 kmSW
- Hestan Island Island 31 kmS
- Islands of Fleet Island 46 kmSW
60–100 km2,352 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 70 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 69 kmNW
- Troon Beach Beach 75 kmNW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 100 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Killyleoch Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.1 km NW
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Far Dundrum Plantation Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.5 km N
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Cats Craig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.2 km NW
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Hall Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.3 km SE
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Nithsdale Natural site, Scotland2.5 km N
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Rosehill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.6 km NE
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Craighead Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.6 km NW
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See Morris Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.6 km SE
Sources & licences
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