- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport85 km
- IOM Isle of Man Airport88 km
About The Lake
The Lake is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 5 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Bathinghouse Bay and Inch.
Photos of The Lake
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Little Ross Malcolm Morris · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Meikle Ross James Bell · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of The Lake
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 112 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (116 mm)
- Driest month
- June (62 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) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 78 | 82 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 82 | 95 | 110 | 112 | 113 |
How to get to The Lake
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 85 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 119 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 85 kmnorthwest
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 88 kmsouthwest
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 119 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 119 kmnorth
- Belfast Population: 348K 123 kmwest
- Blackpool Population: 145K 128 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 139 kmnortheast
- Preston Population: 313.3K 145 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Lake
Within 100 km: 313 historic and cultural sites, 2,471 natural sites, 598 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km253 places
- Murrays Isles Island 12 kmW
- Hestan Island Island 16 kmE
- Islands of Fleet Island 10 kmW
- Ardwall Isle Island 11 kmW
25–60 km961 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 45 kmSE
- Powillimount Beach Beach 32 kmE
- Green Island Island 25 kmN
- Kirkland Scar Island 58 kmE
60–100 km2,168 places
- British Isles Island 89 kmS
- High Moor Mountain 88 kmSE
- Roanhead Beach Beach 88 kmSE
- Ayr Beach Beach 82 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bathinghouse Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway1.4 km SW
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Inch Island, Dumfries and Galloway1.4 km NW
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Saint Marys Isle Natural site, Scotland0.9 km SW
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Little Ross Island, Dumfries and Galloway4.6 km SW
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Blackhill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.7 km E
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Castle Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.7 km SE
Other cities and towns in Dumfries and Galloway
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Gatehouse of Fleet Village, Dumfries and Galloway12 km NW -
Millhall Village, Dumfries and Galloway2.7 km NW
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Castle Douglas Village, Dumfries and Galloway17 km NE -
Borgue Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.2 km W
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Auchencairn Village, Dumfries and Galloway12 km E
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Tongland Village, Dumfries and Galloway6.9 km N
Sources & licences
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