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Merkland

Located in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°56′33″ N 4°08′04″ W

Map showing the location of Merkland Merkland
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
60 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 Airport20 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport48 km

About Merkland

Merkland is a neighbourhood. Location: East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Gartshore Bing and Heronryhill.

Climate of Merkland

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 144 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (156 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Merkland
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°15°17°19°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1561071166671687591125147144144

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Merkland

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 20 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 12 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 20 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 48 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 56 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 12 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 59 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 93 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 183 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 188 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Merkland

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 3,806 natural sites, 1,038 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km179 places

  • Newshot Island Island 19 kmW
  • Spiers Island Island 18 kmE
  • Speirs Island Island 8 kmNE
  • Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 14 kmNE

25–60 km1,451 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 53 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 56 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 53 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 58 kmE

60–100 km3,395 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 80 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 62 kmSW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 64 kmE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 82 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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