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Upper Tarnberry

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°25′20″ N 3°18′14″ W

Map showing the location of Upper Tarnberry Upper Tarnberry
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
552 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Birkhill
2.7 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport59 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport81 km

About Upper Tarnberry

Upper Tarnberry is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 552 m. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include White Coomb and Watch Knowe.

Climate of Upper Tarnberry

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 174 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (189 mm)
Driest month
May (93 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 Upper Tarnberry
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°12°14°16°16°13°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)189138153969396103121144176174189

How to get to Upper Tarnberry

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 59 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 59 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 59 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 81 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 87 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 59 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 78 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 118 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 119 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 135 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Upper Tarnberry

Within 100 km: 607 historic and cultural sites, 2,850 natural sites, 748 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km487 places

  • Talla Reservoir Lake 9 kmNW
  • Loch Skeen Lake 1 kmNW
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 22 kmE
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 23 kmE

25–60 km1,308 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 53 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 59 kmE
  • Goat Island Island 53 kmSE
  • Cottage Island Island 40 kmS

60–100 km2,410 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 61 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 85 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 87 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 71 kmN

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