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White Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°27′40″ N 3°59′13″ W

Map showing the location of White Hill White Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
480 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kirkconnel
8.4 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport38 km
GLA Glasgow Airport54 km

About White Hill

White Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 480 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Mount Stuart and Wedder Dod.

Climate of White Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 181 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (188 mm)
Driest month
April (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 White Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°16°15°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)18812914284898489113151180181184

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to White Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 38 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 48 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 38 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 54 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 67 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 48 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 74 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 129 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 157 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 160 kmeast

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

Day trips from White Hill

Within 100 km: 302 historic and cultural sites, 2,868 natural sites, 815 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km325 places

  • New Island Island 8 kmN
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 13 kmNW
  • The Knipe Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Enoch Hill Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km1,368 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 41 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 43 kmW
  • Horse Isle Island 58 kmW
  • Green Island Island 48 kmS

60–100 km2,292 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 81 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 68 kmNW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 69 kmSE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 65 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.4 km S
  • Muirkirk Village, East Ayrshire
    8.5 km NW
  • Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km S
  • Kames Village, East Ayrshire
    7.9 km NW
  • Kelloholm Neighbourhood, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.9 km S
  • New Cumnock Village, East Ayrshire
    14 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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