- Elevation
- 280 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport25 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport27 km
About Quarry Hill
Quarry Hill is a mountain. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 280 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Corse Hill and Whitelee Hill.
Climate of Quarry Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (164 mm)
- Driest month
- April (73 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) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 164 | 114 | 124 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 81 | 100 | 137 | 158 | 155 | 155 |
How to get to Quarry Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 25 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 22 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 25 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 27 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 64 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 22 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 74 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 120 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 159 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 185 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Quarry Hill
Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 3,505 natural sites, 1,049 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km147 places
- New Island Island 24 kmSE
- Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 18 kmS
- Long Loch Lake 13 kmNW
- Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 6 kmNW
25–60 km1,300 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 43 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 33 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 29 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 40 kmW
60–100 km3,284 places
- Isle of Arran Island 62 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 97 kmSE
- Burntisland Beach Beach 79 kmNE
- Cramond beach Beach 70 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Corse Hill Mountain, East Renfrewshire3.5 km NE
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Whitelee Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire3 km W
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Hareshawhill Mountain, South Lanarkshire4.9 km SE
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Blackwood Hill Mountain, East Renfrewshire5.6 km NW
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Dunwan Hill Mountain, East Renfrewshire5.9 km NW
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Loudoun Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire6.8 km SE
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Drumboy Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire8.2 km NW
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Lochgoin Reservoir Lake, Scotland5.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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