Campsie Glen
Located in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland Coordinates: 56°00′00″ N 4°13′00″ W
- Elevation
- 343 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport20 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport53 km
About Campsie Glen
Campsie Glen is a natural site. Location: East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Holehead and Lecket Hill.
Photos of Campsie Glen
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Earl's Seat Chris Wimbush · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Campsie Glen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 154 | 106 | 116 | 65 | 71 | 67 | 75 | 91 | 125 | 146 | 143 | 141 |
How to get to Campsie Glen
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 20 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 15 km to the south.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 20 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 53 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 60 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 15 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 64 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 93 kmnortheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 182 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 190 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Campsie Glen
Within 100 km: 183 historic and cultural sites, 3,890 natural sites, 1,100 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km226 places
- Inchcailloch Island 23 kmNW
- Aber Isle Island 21 kmW
- Clairinsh Island 22 kmW
- Creinch Island 24 kmW
25–60 km1,362 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 51 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 58 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 52 kmSW
- Cramond beach Beach 57 kmE
60–100 km3,585 places
- Isle of Arran Island 79 kmSW
- Ayr Beach Beach 66 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 62 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 69 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lennoxtown Village, East Dunbartonshire3.2 km S -
Haughhead Village, East Dunbartonshire2 km SW
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Milton of Campsie Village, East Dunbartonshire5.4 km SE
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Clachan of Campsie Village, East Dunbartonshire2.1 km SW
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Kirkintilloch City, East Dunbartonshire7.9 km SE -
Torrance Village, East Dunbartonshire6.7 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holehead Mountain, Stirling2 km N
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Lecket Hill Mountain, East Dunbartonshire2.6 km E
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Kailrine Hill Mountain, Stirling3.7 km NW
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Mounthuillie Mountain, East Dunbartonshire3.7 km S
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Earl's Seat Mountain, Stirling5.7 km NW
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Dungoil Mountain, Stirling4 km N
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Allanrowie East Top Mountain, Stirling4.5 km NW
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Dumbreck Mountain, East Dunbartonshire4.6 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources