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Kinghorn Loch

Located in Fife, Scotland Coordinates: 56°04′00″ N 3°11′00″ W

Map showing the location of Kinghorn Loch Kinghorn Loch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
59 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kinghorn
0.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport18 km
DND Dundee Airport44 km

About Kinghorn Loch

Kinghorn Loch is a lake. Location: Fife, Scotland. Elevation: 59 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Grangehill and Burntisland Beach.

Climate of Kinghorn Loch

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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 1°)
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).

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Climate of Kinghorn Loch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)734958445257575766746468

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Kinghorn Loch

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 18 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 13 km to the south.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 18 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 44 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 81 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 13 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 47 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 71 kmwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 137 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 157 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kinghorn Loch

Within 100 km: 264 historic and cultural sites, 2,976 natural sites, 680 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km236 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 3 kmW
  • Cramond beach Beach 12 kmSW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 13 kmS
  • Gullane Beach Beach 22 kmE

25–60 km972 places

  • Seacliff Beach Beach 34 kmE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 32 kmN
  • Isle of May Island 41 kmE
  • Lamb Island Island 27 kmE

60–100 km2,712 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 86 kmSE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 87 kmSE
  • Old Law Island 99 kmSE
  • Inchlonaig Island 89 kmW

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