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Wisp Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°17′04″ N 2°58′03″ W

Map showing the location of Wisp Hill Wisp Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
595 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Teviothead
6.3 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport78 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport86 km

About Wisp Hill

Wisp Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 595 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Comb Hill and Frodaw Height.

Climate of Wisp Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (155 mm)
Driest month
May (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).

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Climate of Wisp Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°12°14°16°16°13°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°-2°0°2°5°7°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)15511412884828694108121146145154

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Wisp Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 78 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 76 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 78 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 86 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 105 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 76 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 93 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 104 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 110 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 132 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Wisp Hill

Within 100 km: 704 historic and cultural sites, 2,992 natural sites, 701 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km365 places

  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 18 kmN
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 20 kmN
  • Shaws Lochs Lake 20 kmN
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 12 kmNW

25–60 km1,364 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 58 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 40 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 49 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 50 kmS

60–100 km2,668 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 97 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 88 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 80 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 75 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Teviothead Village, The Scottish Borders
    6.3 km N
  • Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.2 km S
  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    15 km S
  • Craik Village, The Scottish Borders
    9.6 km NW
  • Hawick Town, The Scottish Borders
    19 km NE
  • Priesthaugh Village, The Scottish Borders
    10 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Comb Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    1.3 km NE
  • Frodaw Height Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.2 km SW
  • Pikethaw Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.3 km SW
  • Dod Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    2.4 km E
  • Crude Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.5 km S
  • Ellson Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.5 km E
  • Dan's Hags Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.8 km S
  • Bye Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    2.9 km E

Sources & licences

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