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Penny Fern

Located in Inverclyde, Scotland Coordinates: 55°56′19″ N 4°47′15″ W

Map showing the location of Penny Fern Penny Fern
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
92 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport23 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport50 km

About Penny Fern

Penny Fern is a neighbourhood. Location: Inverclyde, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Long Craig and Bow Hill.

Climate of Penny Fern

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · 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 Penny Fern
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)19813114787868799119159180180184

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Penny Fern

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 23 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 34 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 23 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 50 kmsouth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 79 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 34 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 99 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 127 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 166 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 213 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Penny Fern

Within 100 km: 150 historic and cultural sites, 3,513 natural sites, 1,235 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km321 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 21 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 25 kmS
  • Inchlonaig Island 21 kmNE
  • Inchcailloch Island 21 kmNE

25–60 km1,505 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 48 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 54 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 45 kmS
  • Cala Island 52 kmW

60–100 km3,072 places

  • Colonsay Island 90 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 99 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 93 kmE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 89 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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