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Waterside Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°06′48″ N 4°11′00″ W

Map showing the location of Waterside Hill Waterside Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
172 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dalry
1.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport50 km
GLA Glasgow Airport86 km

About Waterside Hill

Waterside Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 172 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Garroch Hill and Blawquhairn Hill.

Climate of Waterside Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 182 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (182 mm)
Driest month
July (84 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 Waterside Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°10°14°16°18°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)17911713588958584114153177182178

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Waterside Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 50 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 84 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 50 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 86 kmnorth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 102 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 84 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 112 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 126 kmsouthwest
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 162 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 165 kmeast

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

Day trips from Waterside Hill

Within 100 km: 286 historic and cultural sites, 2,524 natural sites, 648 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km405 places

  • Green Island Island 11 kmSE
  • Isles of Trool Island 22 kmW
  • Germany Isle Island 21 kmS
  • Danevale Island Island 20 kmSE

25–60 km1,014 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 46 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 48 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 56 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 33 kmS

60–100 km2,039 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 87 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 86 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 79 kmSE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 82 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dalry Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.8 km SE
  • Holy Croft Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.9 km E
  • New Galloway Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.2 km SE
  • Balmaclellan Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.3 km SE
  • Kendoon Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.6 km N
  • Dundeugh Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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