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Whitelee Hill

Located in East Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°39′28″ N 4°18′42″ W

Map showing the location of Whitelee Hill Whitelee Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
283 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newmilns
5.6 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport24 km
GLA Glasgow Airport25 km

About Whitelee Hill

Whitelee Hill is a mountain. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 283 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Quarry Hill and Corse Hill.

Climate of Whitelee 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 17°)
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 Whitelee Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°17°16°14°11°7°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)17211813278837886107147170168166

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Whitelee Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 24 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 23 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 24 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 25 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 67 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 23 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 77 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 123 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 157 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 187 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Whitelee Hill

Within 100 km: 173 historic and cultural sites, 3,481 natural sites, 1,048 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km148 places

  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 18 kmSE
  • Long Loch Lake 12 kmNW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 5 kmN
  • Loch Libo Lake 17 kmNW

25–60 km1,281 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 59 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 40 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 30 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 26 kmSW

60–100 km3,273 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 97 kmSE
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 82 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 73 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 82 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Newmilns Village, East Ayrshire
    5.6 km S
  • Darvel Village, East Ayrshire
    5.7 km S
  • Galston Village, East Ayrshire
    7.7 km SW
  • Fenwick Village, East Ayrshire
    8.3 km W
  • Greenholm Neighbourhood, East Ayrshire
    6 km S
  • Gilfoot Neighbourhood, East Ayrshire
    6.2 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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