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Prince's Dock (historical)

Located in Glasgow City, Scotland Coordinates: 55°51′27″ N 4°17′48″ W

Map showing the location of Prince's Dock (historical) Prince's Dock (historical)
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
3 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Govan
1.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport9 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport43 km

About Prince's Dock (historical)

Prince's Dock (historical) is a natural site. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Glasgow Rangers and River Kelvin.

Climate of Prince's Dock (historical)

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Prince's Dock (historical)
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 Prince's Dock (historical)

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 9 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 3 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 9 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 43 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 59 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 3 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 70 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 107 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 174 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 196 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Prince's Dock (historical)

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 3,739 natural sites, 1,131 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km184 places

  • Newshot Island Island 9 kmNW
  • Speirs Island Island 22 kmNE
  • Long Loch Lake 15 kmSW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 18 kmS

25–60 km1,273 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 40 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 49 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 42 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 40 kmW

60–100 km3,590 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 66 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 71 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 64 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 75 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Govan Village, Glasgow City
    1.2 km NW
  • Glasgow City, Glasgow City
    2.6 km E
  • Cessnock Village, Glasgow City
    0.4 km SE
  • Riverside Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
    0.2 km NW
  • Summertown Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
    0.5 km W
  • Moorpark Neighbourhood, Glasgow City
    0.9 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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