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Blackford Hill

Located in Edinburgh, Scotland Coordinates: 55°55′23″ N 3°11′41″ W

Blackford Hill
Kim Traynor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
164 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Blackford
0.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport12 km
DND Dundee Airport60 km

About Blackford Hill

Blackford Hill is a mountain. Location: Edinburgh, Scotland. Elevation: 164 m.

From Wikipedia

Blackford Hill (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc an Àtha Dhuibh) 164 metres (538 ft) is a hill in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is in the area of Blackford, between Morningside, and the Braid Hills. Together with the Hermitage of Braid, it comprises the 60.3 hectares (149 acres) Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill Local Nature Reserve, within which lies Hermitage House.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
63 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Blackford Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (78 mm)
Driest month
April (47 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 Blackford Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°17°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)755362475359616370786973

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Blackford Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 12 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 3 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 12 kmwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 60 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 78 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 3 kmnorth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 62 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 67 kmwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 146 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 152 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Blackford Hill

Within 100 km: 320 historic and cultural sites, 2,845 natural sites, 673 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km286 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 16 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 9 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 6 kmNE
  • Inchkeith Island 13 kmN

25–60 km1,099 places

  • Gullane Beach Beach 26 kmNE
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 38 kmNE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 48 kmN
  • Isle of May Island 49 kmNE

60–100 km2,453 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 81 kmE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 82 kmE
  • Old Law Island 94 kmE
  • Inchlonaig Island 91 kmW

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