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Elder Park

Located in Glasgow City, Scotland Coordinates: 55°51′45″ N 4°19′32″ W

Map showing the location of Elder Park Elder Park
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Govan
0.8 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport7 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport43 km

About Elder Park

Elder Park is a natural site. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Glasgow Rangers and River Kelvin.

Climate of Elder Park

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (154 mm)
Driest month
April (65 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 Elder Park
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°19°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1541061166571677591125146143141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Elder Park

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 7 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 4 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 7 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 43 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 60 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 4 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 71 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 108 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 174 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 198 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Elder Park

Within 100 km: 173 historic and cultural sites, 3,734 natural sites, 1,144 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km189 places

  • Newshot Island Island 7 kmNW
  • Speirs Island Island 23 kmNE
  • Long Loch Lake 15 kmSW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 18 kmS

25–60 km1,230 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 39 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 49 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 42 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 39 kmSW

60–100 km3,632 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 65 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 72 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 66 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 77 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Govan Village, Glasgow City
    0.8 km E
  • Linthouse Village, Glasgow City
    0.4 km NW
  • Drumoyne Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
    0.6 km SW
  • West Drumoyne Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
    1.1 km SW
  • Thornwood Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
    1.1 km NE
  • Moorpark Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
    1.2 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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