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Stenhouse Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°12′47″ N 3°54′22″ W

Map showing the location of Stenhouse Hill Stenhouse Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
313 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Moniaive
2 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport53 km
GLA Glasgow Airport81 km

About Stenhouse Hill

Stenhouse Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 313 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Margmony Hill and Peelton Hill.

Climate of Stenhouse Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 174 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (180 mm)
Driest month
April (81 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 Stenhouse Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°10°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)18012213481888186110143174174178

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Stenhouse Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 53 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 76 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 53 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 81 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 89 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 76 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 94 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 147 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 149 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 152 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Stenhouse Hill

Within 100 km: 382 historic and cultural sites, 2,809 natural sites, 711 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km383 places

  • Green Island Island 24 kmSW
  • Parton Island Island 25 kmS
  • Green Island Island 22 kmS
  • Burned Island Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km1,341 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 41 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 54 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 49 kmSW
  • Hestan Island Island 43 kmS

60–100 km2,178 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 95 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 89 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 83 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 60 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Moniaive Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2 km SW
  • Dunreggan Neighbourhood, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.8 km SW
  • Tynron Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.8 km E
  • Kirkland Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.4 km SE
  • Maxwelton Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.2 km SE
  • Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.2 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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