- Elevation
- 342 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport70 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport90 km
About Watch Craig
Watch Craig is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 342 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Dumfedling Hill and Finland Burn.
Photos of Watch Craig
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Loch Fell Iangpark · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Ettrick Pen Iangpark · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Watch Craig
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 164 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- December (180 mm)
- Driest month
- May (86 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) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 177 | 131 | 142 | 88 | 86 | 90 | 99 | 115 | 135 | 166 | 164 | 180 |
How to get to Watch Craig
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 70 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 69 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 70 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 90 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 99 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 69 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 90 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 108 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 125 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 128 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Watch Craig
Within 100 km: 662 historic and cultural sites, 2,995 natural sites, 737 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km448 places
- Talla Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW
- Loch Skeen Lake 14 kmNW
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 20 kmNE
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 22 kmNE
25–60 km1,347 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 54 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 42 kmS
- Wooden Anna Island 57 kmNE
- Coathouse Island Island 57 kmSE
60–100 km2,599 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 97 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 93 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 96 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 82 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Davington Village, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km S
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Eskdalemuir Village, Dumfries and Galloway6.8 km S
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Holm Village, Dumfries and Galloway7 km S
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Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway16 km W -
Roundstonefoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km W
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Sandyford Village, Dumfries and Galloway12 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dumfedling Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.8 km S
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Finland Burn River, Scotland1.4 km S
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Dumfedling Knowe Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.4 km SE
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Stell Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km NE
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Mood Law Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.7 km SE
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Ettrick Pen Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5.4 km NW
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Quickningair Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.9 km NE
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Dob's Craig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.2 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Loch Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway7.3 km W
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Kiddam Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.2 km SW
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Blaeberry Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.4 km W
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Lamb Knowe Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.4 km S
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Spots Law Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5.3 km SW
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Phawhope Kips Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5.4 km NW
Sources & licences
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