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Starpet Rig

Located in East Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°33′50″ N 4°02′15″ W

Map showing the location of Starpet Rig Starpet Rig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
451 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Muirkirk
4.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport35 km
GLA Glasgow Airport42 km

About Starpet Rig

Starpet Rig is a mountain. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 451 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Priesthill Height and Spirebush Hill.

Climate of Starpet Rig

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 179 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (187 mm)
Driest month
June (82 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
Climate of Starpet Rig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°14°16°15°13°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°6°8°8°6°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)18712814183888289112154179179180

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Starpet Rig

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 35 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 36 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 35 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 42 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 60 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 36 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 68 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 121 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 162 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 167 kmeast

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

Day trips from Starpet Rig

Within 100 km: 237 historic and cultural sites, 3,140 natural sites, 866 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km205 places

  • New Island Island 5 kmSE
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 9 kmSW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 24 kmNW
  • Quarry Hill Mountain 18 kmNW

25–60 km1,422 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 60 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 40 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 39 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 57 kmW

60–100 km2,616 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 77 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 80 kmS
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 75 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 66 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Muirkirk Village, East Ayrshire
    4.9 km S
  • Glenbuck Village, East Ayrshire
    4 km SE
  • Kames Village, East Ayrshire
    5.7 km S
  • Smallburn Neighbourhood, East Ayrshire
    6.1 km SW
  • Coalburn Village, South Lanarkshire
    10 km E
  • Strathaven Town, South Lanarkshire
    13 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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