- Elevation
- 701 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport34 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport63 km
About Blackcraig Hill
Blackcraig Hill is a mountain. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 701 m.
Blackcraig Hill is a hill in the Carsphairn and Scaur Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It lies southeast of the town of New Cumnock in Ayrshire. A craggy hill, it is usually climbed from its western side starting at Glen Afton.
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Climate of Blackcraig Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 203 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (209 mm)
- Driest month
- June (93 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) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 209 | 140 | 158 | 97 | 102 | 93 | 96 | 125 | 169 | 200 | 203 | 205 |
How to get to Blackcraig Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 34 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 60 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 34 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 63 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 84 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 60 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 91 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 141 kmsouthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 146 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 166 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Blackcraig Hill
Within 100 km: 315 historic and cultural sites, 2,737 natural sites, 763 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km341 places
- Kids Isle Island 15 kmSW
- McDowalls Isle Island 20 kmSW
- Lint Holm Island 15 kmS
- New Island Island 25 kmNE
25–60 km1,296 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 35 kmNW
- Troon Beach Beach 41 kmNW
- Murrays Isles Island 58 kmS
- Horse Isle Island 57 kmNW
60–100 km2,178 places
- Isle of Arran Island 77 kmNW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 69 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 100 kmS
- Powillimount Beach Beach 61 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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New Cumnock Village, East Ayrshire7.7 km NW -
Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway10 km NE -
Afton Bridgend Neighbourhood, East Ayrshire7.4 km NW
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Cumnock Town, East Ayrshire16 km NW -
Bankglen Village, East Ayrshire7.7 km NW
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Burnside Village, East Ayrshire7.7 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Blacklorg Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire2.3 km S
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Craigbraneoch Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire1.7 km SW
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Yarngallows Knowe Mountain, East Ayrshire2.2 km W
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Laglass Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire2.3 km N
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Cannock Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire2.4 km S
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Glen Afton Natural site, Scotland2.8 km NW
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Dun Rig Head Mountain, East Ayrshire2.5 km NE
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Magheuchan Rig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.7 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources