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Woodheads Hill

Located in Fife, Scotland Coordinates: 56°18′59″ N 3°12′02″ W

Map showing the location of Woodheads Hill Woodheads Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
196 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Auchtermuchty
3.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DND Dundee Airport19 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport42 km

About Woodheads Hill

Woodheads Hill is a mountain. Location: Fife, Scotland. Elevation: 196 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Cowden Hill and Black Hill.

Climate of Woodheads Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 72 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (86 mm)
Driest month
April (49 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 Woodheads Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°10°13°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)865765495660606172827278

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Woodheads Hill

The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 19 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Edinburgh Airport (EDI) (42 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 22 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 19 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 42 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 91 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 22 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 41 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 83 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 114 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 180 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Woodheads Hill

Within 100 km: 203 historic and cultural sites, 3,041 natural sites, 648 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km219 places

  • Mugdrum Island Island 5 kmNW
  • St Serf's Island Island 17 kmSW
  • Moncreiffe Island Island 16 kmNW
  • Roy's Folly Island 18 kmSW

25–60 km1,050 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 28 kmS
  • Cramond beach Beach 38 kmS
  • Portobello Beach Beach 41 kmS
  • Gullane Beach Beach 38 kmSE

60–100 km2,623 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 91 kmW
  • Inchcailloch Island 88 kmW
  • Ellens Isle Island 77 kmW
  • Aber Isle Island 88 kmW

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