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Hillhead Heights

Located in East Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°31′25″ N 4°23′12″ W

Map showing the location of Hillhead Heights Hillhead Heights
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
167 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport12 km
GLA Glasgow Airport39 km

About Hillhead Heights

Hillhead Heights is a neighbourhood. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Mauchline Hill and Cleuch Burn.

Climate of Hillhead Heights

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (139 mm)
Driest month
April (63 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 Hillhead Heights
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°16°17°17°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)132941046366667592122139135130

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hillhead Heights

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 12 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 39 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 12 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 39 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 79 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 39 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 89 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 137 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 143 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 187 kmeast

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

Day trips from Hillhead Heights

Within 100 km: 184 historic and cultural sites, 3,220 natural sites, 917 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km149 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 18 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 17 kmW
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 14 kmE
  • Troon Rock Lake 21 kmW

25–60 km1,239 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 55 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 43 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 39 kmNW
  • Pladda Island 48 kmW

60–100 km2,933 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 87 kmSE
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 94 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 85 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 93 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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