- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport12 km
- DND Dundee Airport55 km
About Charlestown Light (historical)
Charlestown Light (historical) is a landmark. Location: Fife, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Ironmill Bay and Blackness Pier Light.
Photos of Charlestown Light (historical)
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East End Park Ian Mitchell · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Charlestown Light (historical)
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 101 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (114 mm)
- Driest month
- April (55 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 114 | 77 | 88 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 66 | 71 | 92 | 107 | 101 | 105 |
How to get to Charlestown Light (historical)
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 12 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 21 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 12 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 55 kmnortheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 61 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 21 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 51 kmwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 58 kmnortheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 151 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 168 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Charlestown Light (historical)
Within 100 km: 223 historic and cultural sites, 3,283 natural sites, 752 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km288 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 18 kmE
- Cramond beach Beach 14 kmSE
- Inchkeith Island 23 kmE
- Inchcolm Island 12 kmE
25–60 km1,159 places
- Portobello Beach Beach 26 kmE
- Gullane Beach Beach 41 kmE
- Seacliff Beach Beach 54 kmE
- Mugdrum Island Island 39 kmNE
60–100 km2,811 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 93 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 96 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 91 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 94 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ironmill Bay Natural site, Fife1.3 km W
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Blackness Pier Light Landmark, Falkirk3.1 km S
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Blackness Castle Historic site, Falkirk3.2 km S
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East End Park Landmark, Fife6 km NE
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Abercorn Light (historical) Landmark, West Lothian4.3 km SE
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A-Line Light (historical) Landmark, Fife4.5 km W
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Rosyth Castle Historic site, Fife4.6 km E
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Binns Tower Landmark, West Lothian4.9 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Limekilns Village, Fife1.6 km E
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Rosyth Town, Fife4.1 km E -
Dunfermline Town, Fife5 km NE -
Crossford Village, Fife3.3 km N
More sights in Fife
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North Queensferry Lighthouse Landmark, Fife7.4 km SE
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Culross Abbey (Culross, Scotland) Historic site, Fife8.1 km W
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Inchkeith Lighthouse Landmark, Fife23 km E -
Central Park Landmark, Fife13 km NE
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Stark's Park Landmark, Fife22 km E
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Colinswell Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Fife16 km E
Sources & licences
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