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East Cairn Hill

Located in Edinburgh, Scotland Coordinates: 55°49′09″ N 3°23′35″ W

East Cairn Hill
Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
567 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Balerno
8 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport15 km
GLA Glasgow Airport65 km

About East Cairn Hill

East Cairn Hill is a mountain. Location: Edinburgh, Scotland. Elevation: 567 m.

From Wikipedia

East Cairn Hill is a hill in the Pentland Hills range of Scotland. With a height of 567 m (1,860 ft), it is the highest hill in the City of Edinburgh council area and is located on the western flank of the approximately 20 mi (32 km) long chain of hills. The East Cairn Hill has two knolls, of which the higher one is on the east side and the 561 m (1,841 ft) high side knoll is 800 m (2,600 ft) to the west. The borders of three council areas, Scottish Borders, West Lothian and City of Edinburgh meet at the top.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of East Cairn Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (117 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 East Cairn Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°11°14°16°15°12°9°5°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°7°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)11684966465727484102115111117

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to East Cairn Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 15 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 19 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 15 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 65 kmwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 74 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 19 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 54 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 77 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 147 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 163 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from East Cairn Hill

Within 100 km: 326 historic and cultural sites, 2,970 natural sites, 769 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km344 places

  • Cramond beach Beach 19 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 23 kmNE
  • Inchcolm Island 24 kmN
  • Threipmuir Reservoir Lake 7 kmNE

25–60 km1,260 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 29 kmN
  • Gullane Beach Beach 42 kmNE
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 54 kmNE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 60 kmN

60–100 km2,461 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 96 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 88 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 86 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 95 kmW

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