Barns Ness Lighthouse
Located in East Lothian, Scotland Coordinates: 55°59′14″ N 2°26′43″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport58 km
- DND Dundee Airport63 km
About Barns Ness Lighthouse
Barns Ness Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: East Lothian, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Dry Burn and Windford Dub Hill.
Climate of Barns Ness Lighthouse
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 81 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (87 mm)
- Driest month
- April (49 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) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 80 | 59 | 63 | 49 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 76 | 77 | 87 | 81 | 77 |
How to get to Barns Ness Lighthouse
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 58 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 47 km to the west.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 58 kmwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 63 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 116 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 47 kmwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 63 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 114 kmwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 125 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 131 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Barns Ness Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 330 historic and cultural sites, 1,830 natural sites, 430 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km119 places
- Seacliff Beach Beach 14 kmNW
- Isle of May Island 23 kmN
- Lamb Island Island 21 kmNW
- North Dog Island 23 kmNW
25–60 km706 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 49 kmW
- Cramond beach Beach 53 kmW
- Portobello Beach Beach 42 kmW
- Gullane Beach Beach 25 kmW
60–100 km1,765 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 82 kmSE
- South Wamses Island 64 kmSE
- North Wamses Island 64 kmSE
- Mugdrum Island Island 64 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dry Burn River, Scotland2.9 km SE
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Windford Dub Hill Mountain, East Lothian4.6 km SW
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Brunt Hill Mountain, East Lothian4.6 km SW
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Skateraw Harbour Natural site, Scotland3.6 km SE
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Tripslaw Hill Mountain, East Lothian5.6 km SW
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Cocklaw Hill Mountain, East Lothian5.8 km S
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Black Loch Hill Mountain, East Lothian6.8 km SW
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Highside Hill Mountain, East Lothian7.1 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Dunbar Town, East Lothian4.5 km W -
Broxmouth Village, East Lothian2.4 km W
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Skateraw Village, East Lothian2.9 km SE
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Brandsmill Village, East Lothian3 km W
Sources & licences
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