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Loudoun Hill

Located in East Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°36′53″ N 4°12′38″ W

Map showing the location of Loudoun Hill Loudoun Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
316 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Darvel
4.5 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport26 km
GLA Glasgow Airport32 km

About Loudoun Hill

Loudoun Hill is a mountain. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 316 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Cairnsaigh Hill and Hareshawhill.

Climate of Loudoun Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 168 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (172 mm)
Driest month
April (78 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 Loudoun Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°9°13°15°16°16°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)17211813278837886107147170168166

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loudoun Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 26 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 28 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 26 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 32 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 65 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 28 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 74 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 122 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 158 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 180 kmeast

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

Day trips from Loudoun Hill

Within 100 km: 195 historic and cultural sites, 3,354 natural sites, 959 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km146 places

  • New Island Island 17 kmSE
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 11 kmS
  • Long Loch Lake 20 kmNW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 12 kmNW

25–60 km1,348 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 48 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 32 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 30 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 45 kmW

60–100 km3,014 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 66 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 90 kmSE
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 79 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 70 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Darvel Village, East Ayrshire
    4.5 km W
  • Newmilns Village, East Ayrshire
    7.2 km W
  • Priestland Village, East Ayrshire
    3.1 km W
  • Drumclog Village, South Lanarkshire
    3.2 km E
  • Strathaven Town, South Lanarkshire
    11 km NE
  • Galston Village, East Ayrshire
    11 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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