Whitecraigs
Located in East Renfrewshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°47′03″ N 4°18′28″ W
- Elevation
- 111 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport13 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport36 km
About Whitecraigs
Whitecraigs is a neighbourhood. Location: East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Hampden Park and Glasgow Rangers.
Photos of Whitecraigs
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Glasgow Rangers Archibald99 · Public domain -
Hampden Park Dan Kearney, cropped by Blackcat · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of Whitecraigs
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (164 mm)
- Driest month
- April (73 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° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 164 | 114 | 124 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 81 | 100 | 137 | 158 | 155 | 155 |
How to get to Whitecraigs
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 13 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 10 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 13 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 36 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 61 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 10 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 72 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 113 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 168 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 193 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Whitecraigs
Within 100 km: 172 historic and cultural sites, 3,645 natural sites, 1,093 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km179 places
- Newshot Island Island 15 kmNW
- Long Loch Lake 9 kmSW
- Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 9 kmS
- Loch Libo Lake 12 kmW
25–60 km1,256 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 38 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 42 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 35 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 38 kmW
60–100 km3,475 places
- Isle of Arran Island 63 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 74 kmNE
- Cramond beach Beach 67 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 77 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hampden Park Landmark, Glasgow City5.8 km NE
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Glasgow Rangers Landmark, Glasgow City7.7 km N
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Duncarnock Mountain, East Renfrewshire5.3 km W
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Mearns Law Mountain, East Renfrewshire5.8 km SW
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Earn Water River, Scotland4.1 km S
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Byreside Hill Mountain, East Renfrewshire6.4 km SW
Sources & licences
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