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Whiteside

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°18′38″ N 3°57′01″ W

Map showing the location of Whiteside Whiteside
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
482 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sanquhar
6.4 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport45 km
GLA Glasgow Airport70 km

About Whiteside

Whiteside is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 482 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Shiel Hill and Heathery Hill.

Climate of Whiteside

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 174 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (180 mm)
Driest month
April (81 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 Whiteside
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°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)18012213481888186110143174174178

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Whiteside

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 45 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 65 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 45 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 70 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 80 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 65 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 86 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 143 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 149 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 154 kmeast

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

Day trips from Whiteside

Within 100 km: 353 historic and cultural sites, 2,738 natural sites, 757 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km387 places

  • Kids Isle Island 24 kmW
  • Lint Holm Island 18 kmSW
  • Loch Urr Lake 20 kmS
  • Troston Loch Lake 15 kmS

25–60 km1,386 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 52 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 47 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 52 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 58 kmS

60–100 km2,075 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 88 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 80 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 94 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 76 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.4 km N
  • Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.9 km N
  • Eliock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.9 km NE
  • Mennock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.4 km NE
  • Crawick Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.2 km N
  • Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    14 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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