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Wee Queensberry

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°15′52″ N 3°35′57″ W

Map showing the location of Wee Queensberry Wee Queensberry
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
512 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Thornhill
11 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport67 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport78 km

About Wee Queensberry

Wee Queensberry is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 512 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include The Law and Queensberry.

Climate of Wee Queensberry

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 165 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (177 mm)
Driest month
April (82 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
Climate of Wee Queensberry
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)17712713682858392110134170165175

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Wee Queensberry

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 67 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 79 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 67 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 78 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 86 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 79 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 81 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 131 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 140 kmnorth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 147 kmeast

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

Day trips from Wee Queensberry

Within 100 km: 477 historic and cultural sites, 3,007 natural sites, 759 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km402 places

  • Mid Isle Island 19 kmS
  • Henderland Island Island 19 kmSE
  • Townfoot Loch Lake 6 kmW
  • Mill Loch Lake 17 kmSE

25–60 km1,494 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 41 kmS
  • Hestan Island Island 50 kmS
  • Green Island Island 41 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 44 kmSE

60–100 km2,347 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 86 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 70 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 74 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 97 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km W
  • Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    13 km NE
  • Gatelawbridge Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.2 km W
  • Ae Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.6 km S
  • Stanshielrig Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.8 km NE
  • Kirkmichael Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.3 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • The Law Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.5 km W
  • Queensberry Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.9 km N
  • Nether Dod Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    2 km SW
  • Deer Burn River, Scotland
    1.9 km SE
  • Penbreck Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.2 km N
  • Glass Rig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.5 km SW
  • Earncraig Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.7 km N
  • Morins Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.9 km S

Sources & licences

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