- Population
- 1,610
- 1.6K
- Elevation
- 52 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport59 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport83 km
About Thornhill
Thornhill is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Population: 1,610. Elevation: 52 m.
Thornhill (Scottish Gaelic: Bàrr na Driseig) is a village in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and Scaur range to the west and the Lowther hills to the east. It was initially a small village, planned and built in 1717 on the Queensberry Estate on the road linking Dumfries to Glasgow.
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Climate of Thornhill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (158 mm)
- Driest month
- April (71 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 158 | 111 | 119 | 71 | 78 | 74 | 82 | 101 | 125 | 156 | 152 | 156 |
How to get to Thornhill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 59 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 77 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 59 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 83 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 84 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 77 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 88 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 140 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 146 kmnorth
- Belfast Population: 348K 156 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Thornhill
Within 100 km: 416 historic and cultural sites, 2,941 natural sites, 730 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km367 places
- Green Island Island 23 kmS
- Mid Isle Island 17 kmSE
- Lint Holm Island 24 kmW
- Henderland Island Island 25 kmSE
25–60 km1,469 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 40 kmS
- Murrays Isles Island 55 kmSW
- Hestan Island Island 45 kmS
- Islands of Fleet Island 56 kmSW
60–100 km2,251 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 94 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 83 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 61 kmNW
- Troon Beach Beach 66 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Scar Water River, Scotland2.1 km W
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Carron Water River, Scotland2.1 km NW
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Cample Water River, Scotland2.1 km SW
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Round Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.5 km W
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Kirkpatrick Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.5 km SE
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Crichope Linn River, Scotland3.2 km E
Sources & licences
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