Whitehope Heights
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°24′38″ N 3°25′47″ W
- Elevation
- 637 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport60 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport73 km
About Whitehope Heights
Whitehope Heights is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 637 m. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Whitehope Knowe and Hart Fell.
Photos of Whitehope Heights
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Hart Fell Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Whitehope Heights
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (183 mm)
- Driest month
- May (90 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° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 183 | 133 | 148 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 98 | 117 | 144 | 174 | 172 | 182 |
How to get to Whitehope Heights
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 60 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 62 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 60 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 73 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 81 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 62 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 73 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 121 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 125 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 142 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Whitehope Heights
Within 100 km: 549 historic and cultural sites, 2,872 natural sites, 759 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km509 places
- Townfoot Loch Lake 24 kmSW
- Talla Reservoir Lake 8 kmN
- Loch Skeen Lake 8 kmE
- Saint Marys Loch Lake 18 kmNE
25–60 km1,286 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 58 kmS
- Green Island Island 60 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 54 kmS
- Goat Island Island 58 kmSE
60–100 km2,385 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 77 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 79 kmW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 99 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 74 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.4 km S -
Roundstonefoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway7 km SE
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Glenbreck Village, The Scottish Borders7.1 km NW
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Birkhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km E
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Beattock Village, Dumfries and Galloway12 km S
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Tweedsmuir Village, The Scottish Borders11 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Whitehope Knowe Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway0.5 km NE
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Hart Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.8 km E
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Barncorse Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.6 km NW
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Chalk Rig Edge Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.7 km W
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Crown of Scotland Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.8 km NW
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Ballaman Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.2 km N
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Whaup Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.3 km NE
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Devil’s Beef Tub Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway2.6 km SW
Sources & licences
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