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Caerketton Hill

Located in Edinburgh, Scotland Coordinates: 55°52′58″ N 3°13′25″ W

Caerketton Hill
M J Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
478 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Colinton
3.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport12 km
DND Dundee Airport65 km

About Caerketton Hill

Caerketton Hill is a mountain. Location: Edinburgh, Scotland. Elevation: 478 m.

From Wikipedia

Caerketton Hill ( kər-KET-ən) is a hill in the Pentland Hills range of Scotland. Standing at 478 m, it is at the northeast end of the approximately 25 km (16 mi) long chain of hills on the border between the council areas of the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian. The nearest town is Loanhead, 2 kilometers to the east while Edinburgh's southern suburbs start about a kilometer to the north. The nearest hills are Allermuir Hill to the west and Woodhouselee Hill to the south.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Caerketton Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
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 Caerketton Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)755362475359616370786973

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Caerketton Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 12 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 8 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 12 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 65 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 76 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 8 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 65 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 67 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 157 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Caerketton Hill

Within 100 km: 348 historic and cultural sites, 2,839 natural sites, 688 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km325 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 20 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 12 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 11 kmNE
  • Inchkeith Island 18 kmN

25–60 km1,133 places

  • Gullane Beach Beach 30 kmNE
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 41 kmNE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 52 kmN
  • Isle of May Island 54 kmNE

60–100 km2,417 places

  • Troon Beach Beach 98 kmW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 81 kmE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 83 kmE
  • Old Law Island 94 kmE

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