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East Yard Shipyard, Port Glasgow

Located in Inverclyde, Scotland Coordinates: 55°56′15″ N 4°42′00″ W

Map showing the location of East Yard Shipyard, Port Glasgow East Yard Shipyard, Port Glasgow
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Port Glasgow
0.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport18 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport49 km

About East Yard Shipyard, Port Glasgow

East Yard Shipyard, Port Glasgow is a historic site. Location: Inverclyde, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Cappielow and Port Glasgow Lighthouse.

Climate of East Yard Shipyard, Port Glasgow

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 180 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (198 mm)
Driest month
May (86 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 East Yard Shipyard, Port Glasgow
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°12°11°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)19813114787868799119159180180184

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to East Yard Shipyard, Port Glasgow

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 18 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 29 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 18 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 49 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 83 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 29 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 94 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 122 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 168 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 209 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from East Yard Shipyard, Port Glasgow

Within 100 km: 160 historic and cultural sites, 3,596 natural sites, 1,232 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km295 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 23 kmSW
  • Inchlonaig Island 19 kmN
  • Inchcailloch Island 18 kmNE
  • Aber Isle Island 17 kmNE

25–60 km1,474 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 51 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 53 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 44 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 26 kmSW

60–100 km3,219 places

  • Colonsay Island 96 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 93 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 88 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 99 kmE

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