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Highside Hill

Located in East Lothian, Scotland Coordinates: 55°51′51″ N 2°46′17″ W

Map showing the location of Highside Hill Highside Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
314 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gifford
4.6 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport39 km
DND Dundee Airport67 km

About Highside Hill

Highside Hill is a mountain. Location: East Lothian, Scotland. Elevation: 314 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Lammer Law and Hare Law.

Climate of Highside Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
October (85 mm)
Driest month
April (51 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 Highside Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°8°7°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)795763515861677676857974

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Highside Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 39 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 28 km to the west.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 39 kmwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 67 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 104 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 28 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 69 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 93 kmwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 123 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 138 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Highside Hill

Within 100 km: 425 historic and cultural sites, 2,193 natural sites, 537 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km207 places

  • Portobello Beach Beach 23 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 20 kmN
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 23 kmN
  • Lamb Island Island 23 kmN

25–60 km1,094 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 36 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 35 kmW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 53 kmE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 55 kmE

60–100 km1,854 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 89 kmSE
  • South Wamses Island 76 kmE
  • Old Law Island 66 kmE
  • North Wamses Island 76 kmE

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