- Elevation
- 524 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport28 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport62 km
About McCowans Knowe
McCowans Knowe is a mountain. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 524 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Enoch Hill and Hillend Hill.
Climate of McCowans Knowe
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 204 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (205 mm)
- Driest month
- June (94 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) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 205 | 136 | 156 | 97 | 102 | 94 | 95 | 126 | 171 | 200 | 204 | 202 |
How to get to McCowans Knowe
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 28 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 28 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 62 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 90 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 60 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 97 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 134 kmsouthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 151 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 174 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from McCowans Knowe
Within 100 km: 272 historic and cultural sites, 2,649 natural sites, 739 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km314 places
- Kids Isle Island 10 kmS
- Blaeberry Isle Island 19 kmSW
- Deer Isle Island 19 kmSW
- McDowalls Isle Island 12 kmSW
25–60 km1,215 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 28 kmNW
- Troon Beach Beach 35 kmNW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 60 kmNW
- Pladda Island 55 kmW
60–100 km2,131 places
- Isle of Arran Island 69 kmNW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 64 kmNW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 65 kmSE
- Cramond beach Beach 95 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bellsbank Village, East Ayrshire8.4 km W
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New Cumnock Village, East Ayrshire9.6 km NE -
Dalmellington Village, East Ayrshire8.5 km W
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Dalleagles Village, East Ayrshire5.1 km N
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Burnside Village, East Ayrshire6.3 km NE
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Pennyvenie Village, East Ayrshire6.8 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Enoch Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire1 km N
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Hillend Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire1.3 km E
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Prickeny Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire1.8 km W
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Strandlud Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire2.1 km E
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White Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.3 km S
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Craignane Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.4 km SE
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Milray Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire3 km E
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Meaul Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.4 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Blackcraig Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire8.6 km E -
Meikle Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire3.7 km NW
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Windy Standard Mountain, East Ayrshire4.1 km SW
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Auchincally Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire4.1 km E
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Blacklorg Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire9.3 km E
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Rig Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire5.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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