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Halfmerk Hill

Located in East Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°25′25″ N 4°03′04″ W

Map showing the location of Halfmerk Hill Halfmerk Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
453 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kirkconnel
5.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport34 km
GLA Glasgow Airport55 km

About Halfmerk Hill

Halfmerk Hill is a mountain. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 453 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Clocklowie Hill and Niviston Hill.

Climate of Halfmerk Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 193 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (200 mm)
Driest month
June (88 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 Halfmerk Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°16°15°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°6°9°8°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)20013615291958893120163192193195

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Halfmerk Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 34 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 51 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 34 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 55 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 73 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 51 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 80 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 134 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 151 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 163 kmeast

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

Day trips from Halfmerk Hill

Within 100 km: 302 historic and cultural sites, 2,834 natural sites, 806 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km311 places

  • New Island Island 13 kmN
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 13 kmNW
  • The Knipe Mountain 8 kmSW
  • Enoch Hill Mountain 17 kmSW

25–60 km1,369 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 38 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 41 kmW
  • Horse Isle Island 56 kmNW
  • Green Island Island 44 kmS

60–100 km2,262 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 78 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 67 kmNW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 66 kmSE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 63 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.4 km SE
  • New Cumnock Village, East Ayrshire
    9 km W
  • Dalblair Village, East Ayrshire
    6.4 km NW
  • Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    10 km SE
  • Muirkirk Village, East Ayrshire
    11 km N
  • Cumnock Town, East Ayrshire
    14 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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