- Elevation
- 567 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport32 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport59 km
About The Knipe
The Knipe is a mountain. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 567 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Hare Hill and Laglass Hill.
Photos of The Knipe
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Blackcraig Hill Chris Wimbush · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Knipe
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 193 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (200 mm)
- Driest month
- June (88 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) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 200 | 136 | 152 | 91 | 95 | 88 | 93 | 120 | 163 | 192 | 193 | 195 |
How to get to The Knipe
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 32 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 56 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 32 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 59 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 81 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 56 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 88 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 143 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 143 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 166 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Knipe
Within 100 km: 305 historic and cultural sites, 2,769 natural sites, 778 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km317 places
- Kids Isle Island 18 kmSW
- McDowalls Isle Island 22 kmSW
- Lint Holm Island 19 kmS
- New Island Island 21 kmNE
25–60 km1,322 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 34 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 39 kmNW
- Horse Isle Island 55 kmNW
- Green Island Island 38 kmS
60–100 km2,213 places
- Isle of Arran Island 75 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 67 kmNW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 64 kmSE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 63 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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New Cumnock Village, East Ayrshire4.6 km NW -
Afton Bridgend Neighbourhood, East Ayrshire4.3 km NW
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Mansfield Village, East Ayrshire5 km NW
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Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.8 km E -
Pathhead Village, East Ayrshire5.3 km NW
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Bankglen Village, East Ayrshire5.4 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hare Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire0.7 km SE
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Laglass Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire1.4 km S
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McCrierick's Cairn Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.9 km E
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Lochbrowan Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire2 km W
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Glen Afton Natural site, Scotland2.8 km SW
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Blackcraig Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire3.7 km S
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Dun Rig Head Mountain, East Ayrshire2.7 km SE
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Yarngallows Knowe Mountain, East Ayrshire4.1 km SW
Sources & licences
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