- Elevation
- 119 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport5 km
- DND Dundee Airport55 km
About Mons Hill
Mons Hill is a mountain. Location: Edinburgh, Scotland. Elevation: 119 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include New England and Whitehouse Bay.
Photos of Mons Hill
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Inch Mickery James Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cramond Island Mtcv · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Carcraig Simon Johnston · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Inch Garvie Kitkatcrazy at English Wikipedia · Public domain -
Edinburgh Zoo Rafboy15 · Public domain
Climate of Mons Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 83 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (90 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).
Show values as a table
| 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° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 89 | 63 | 73 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 80 | 90 | 83 | 88 |
How to get to Mons Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 5 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 11 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 5 kmsouth
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 55 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 69 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 11 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 58 kmwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 58 kmnortheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 150 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 158 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mons Hill
Within 100 km: 248 historic and cultural sites, 3,144 natural sites, 711 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km274 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 11 kmNE
- Cramond beach Beach 4 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 16 kmE
- Inchkeith Island 15 kmE
25–60 km1,085 places
- Gullane Beach Beach 33 kmE
- Seacliff Beach Beach 45 kmE
- Mugdrum Island Island 40 kmN
- Isle of May Island 54 kmNE
60–100 km2,744 places
- Troon Beach Beach 96 kmSW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 93 kmE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 94 kmE
- Inchlonaig Island 79 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Queensferry Town, Edinburgh2.6 km W
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North Queensferry Village, Fife2.9 km NW -
Dalmeny Village, Edinburgh1.6 km SW
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Inverkeithing Town, Fife5.2 km NW -
Kirkliston Village, Edinburgh5.1 km SW
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Dalgety Bay Town, Fife4.8 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
New England Mountain, Edinburgh0.9 km E
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Whitehouse Bay Natural site, Edinburgh1 km NW
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Mansion Hill Mountain, Edinburgh1.2 km SE
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Inch Garvie Island, Edinburgh2.1 km NW
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Peatdraught Bay Natural site, Edinburgh1 km N
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Dalmeny Oil Depot Mountain, Edinburgh1.6 km SW
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Craigie Hill Mountain, Edinburgh2.2 km S
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Cramond Island Island, Edinburgh4.2 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Dundas Hill Mountain, Edinburgh4.4 km SW
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Lennie Hill Mountain, Edinburgh4.6 km S
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Blackford Hill Mountain, Edinburgh13 km SE -
Corstorphine Hill Mountain, Edinburgh6.7 km SE
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Allermuir Hill Mountain, Edinburgh14 km SE -
Warklaw Hill Mountain, Edinburgh12 km SE
Sources & licences
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