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Wood Hill

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 54°52′12″ N 4°31′41″ W

Map showing the location of Wood Hill Wood Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
52 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wigtown
5.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport70 km
IOM Isle of Man Airport88 km

About Wood Hill

Wood Hill is a mountain. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 52 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Broom Hill and Kirvennie Hill.

Climate of Wood Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 131 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (134 mm)
Driest month
May (67 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 Wood Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°14°17°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)12685977267717397114134131124

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Wood Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 70 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 95 km to the west.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 70 kmnorth
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 88 kmsouth
  • George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 91 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 95 kmwest
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 112 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 147 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 152 kmsoutheast
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 171 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Wood Hill

Within 100 km: 169 historic and cultural sites, 1,841 natural sites, 507 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km226 places

  • Murrays Isles Island 20 kmE
  • Islands of Fleet Island 21 kmE
  • Ardwall Isle Island 20 kmE
  • Isle-na-Gower Island 13 kmN

25–60 km781 places

  • Hestan Island Island 46 kmE
  • Green Island Island 33 kmNE
  • Isle of Lochnaw Island 39 kmW
  • Grainyford Isle Island 35 kmE

60–100 km1,510 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 93 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 73 kmSE
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 61 kmE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 66 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Wigtown Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.3 km E
  • Spittal Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    2.4 km NW
  • Kirkchrist Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.6 km NW
  • Bladnoch Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.6 km E
  • Newton Stewart Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    10 km N
  • Carslae Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.2 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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