- Elevation
- 605 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport58 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport82 km
About Watch Knowe
Watch Knowe is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 605 m. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Upper Tarnberry and Grey Mare’s Tail.
Climate of Watch Knowe
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 189 | 138 | 153 | 96 | 93 | 96 | 103 | 121 | 144 | 176 | 174 | 189 |
How to get to Watch Knowe
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 58 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 58 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 58 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 82 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 87 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 58 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 78 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 117 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 118 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 135 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Watch Knowe
Within 100 km: 603 historic and cultural sites, 2,832 natural sites, 742 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km488 places
- Talla Reservoir Lake 9 kmNW
- Loch Skeen Lake 2 kmW
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 21 kmE
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 22 kmE
25–60 km1,311 places
- Portobello Beach Beach 59 kmN
- Kirkland Scar Island 54 kmS
- Wooden Anna Island 58 kmE
- Goat Island Island 54 kmSE
60–100 km2,378 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 63 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 86 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 87 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 70 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Birkhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway1.8 km E
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Chapelhope Village, The Scottish Borders5.2 km NE
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Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway14 km SW
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Tibbie Shiels Village, The Scottish Borders7.5 km NE
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Roundstonefoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.7 km SW
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Cappercleuch Village, The Scottish Borders8.8 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Upper Tarnberry Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.3 km SW
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Grey Mare’s Tail Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway1.7 km S
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Mid Craig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2 km W
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White Coomb Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.3 km SW
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Lochcraig Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.4 km NW
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Loch Skeen Lake, Scotland1.6 km W
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Trowgrain Middle Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.5 km SE
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Andrewhinney Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.6 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Hart Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway7.4 km W -
Ettrick Pen Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway8.6 km S -
Firthybrig Head Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.7 km W
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Herman Law Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3 km E
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Firthhope Rig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.1 km W
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Carrifran Gans Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km SW
Sources & licences
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