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- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport10 km
- DND Dundee Airport50 km
About Oxcars Lighthouse
Oxcars Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Edinburgh, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Inch Mickery and Carcraig.
At a glance
- Built
- 1886
- Heritage designation
- category B listed building
- Height
- 22 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Oxcars Lighthouse
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Magnus Hagdorn from UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
M J Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
James T M Towill · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Inch Mickery James Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cramond Island Mtcv · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of Oxcars Lighthouse
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 64 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- October (74 mm)
- Driest month
- April (44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 73 | 49 | 58 | 44 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 64 | 68 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Oxcars Lighthouse
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 10 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 9 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 10 kmsouthwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 50 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 74 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 9 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 53 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 64 kmwest
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 144 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 157 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Oxcars Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 251 historic and cultural sites, 3,093 natural sites, 696 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km260 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 6 kmNE
- Cramond beach Beach 5 kmS
- Portobello Beach Beach 13 kmSE
- Inchkeith Island 9 kmE
25–60 km1,017 places
- Gullane Beach Beach 28 kmE
- Seacliff Beach Beach 40 kmE
- Mugdrum Island Island 37 kmN
- Isle of May Island 49 kmE
60–100 km2,763 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 89 kmE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 91 kmE
- Inchlonaig Island 83 kmW
- Inchcailloch Island 80 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Inch Mickery Island, Edinburgh1.3 km S
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Carcraig Island, Fife1.3 km N -
Cramond Island Island, Edinburgh3.3 km S
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Inchcolm Island, Fife1.6 km NW
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Burntisland Lighthouse Landmark, Fife4.4 km NE
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Colinswell Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Fife4.7 km N
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Barnhill Bay Natural site, Fife2.9 km NW
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Braefoot Bay Natural site, Scotland2.6 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Aberdour Village, Fife3.7 km N
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Dalgety Bay Town, Fife4.6 km W
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Old Battery Village, Fife1.3 km NW
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Burntisland Town, Fife4.9 km NE
More sights in Edinburgh
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Scottish National Gallery Museum, Edinburgh9.5 km SE -
Edinburgh Playhouse Attraction, Edinburgh9.4 km SE -
Edinburgh Castle Historic site, Edinburgh9.6 km SE -
Tynecastle Stadium Landmark, Edinburgh9.8 km S -
St Giles' Cathedral Attraction, Edinburgh9.9 km SE -
Easter Road Landmark, Edinburgh9.9 km SE
Sources & licences
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