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Boghead

Located in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°55′14″ N 4°10′32″ W

Map showing the location of Boghead Boghead
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
65 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport17 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport50 km

About Boghead

Boghead is a neighbourhood. Location: East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Luggie Water and Gartshore Bing.

Climate of Boghead

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (154 mm)
Driest month
April (65 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 Boghead
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°14°17°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1541061166571677591125146143141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Boghead

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 17 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 8 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 17 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 50 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 53 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 8 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 61 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 96 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 185 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 187 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Boghead

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 3,793 natural sites, 1,071 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km180 places

  • Newshot Island Island 15 kmW
  • Spiers Island Island 20 kmE
  • Speirs Island Island 12 kmNE
  • Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 17 kmNE

25–60 km1,419 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 50 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 59 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 52 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 50 kmSW

60–100 km3,446 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 76 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 61 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 67 kmE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 84 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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