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Whita Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°09′09″ N 2°58′32″ W

Map showing the location of Whita Hill Whita Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
355 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Langholm
1.5 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport83 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport92 km

About Whita Hill

Whita Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 355 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Wauchope Water and Ewes Water.

Climate of Whita Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 97 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (101 mm)
Driest month
April (58 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 Whita Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°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)9973835860687481879897101

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Whita Hill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 83 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 89 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 83 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 92 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 109 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 89 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 90 kmnorth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 106 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 113 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 129 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Whita Hill

Within 100 km: 728 historic and cultural sites, 3,210 natural sites, 714 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km282 places

  • Goat Island Island 17 kmSE
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 24 kmN
  • Bloch Hill Mountain 4 kmSW
  • The Beacon Mountain 24 kmSE

25–60 km1,400 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 48 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 26 kmSW
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 37 kmS
  • Coathouse Island Island 34 kmS

60–100 km2,970 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 84 kmSW
  • Cramond beach Beach 94 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 90 kmN
  • Gullane Beach Beach 99 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    1.5 km W
  • Broomholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4 km S
  • Claygate Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.8 km S
  • Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.1 km NW
  • Hollows Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.6 km S
  • Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.7 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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