Port Glasgow Lighthouse
Located in Inverclyde, Scotland Coordinates: 55°56′15″ N 4°41′15″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport18 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport49 km
About Port Glasgow Lighthouse
Port Glasgow Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Inverclyde, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include East Yard Shipyard, Port Glasgow and Cappielow.
Photos of Port Glasgow Lighthouse
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Cappielow en:User:JimJim · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Port Glasgow Lighthouse
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 180 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 198 | 131 | 147 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 99 | 119 | 159 | 180 | 180 | 184 |
How to get to Port Glasgow Lighthouse
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 18 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 28 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 82 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 28 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 93 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 122 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 169 kmsouthwest
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 208 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Port Glasgow Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 160 historic and cultural sites, 3,601 natural sites, 1,235 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km296 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 24 kmSW
- Inchlonaig Island 19 kmN
- Inchcailloch Island 18 kmNE
- Aber Isle Island 17 kmNE
25–60 km1,458 places
- Isle of Arran Island 52 kmSW
- Ayr Beach Beach 53 kmS
- Troon Beach Beach 44 kmS
- Hunterston Sands Beach 27 kmSW
60–100 km3,242 places
- Colonsay Island 96 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 92 kmE
- Cramond beach Beach 87 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 99 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
East Yard Shipyard, Port Glasgow Historic site, Inverclyde0.8 km W
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Cappielow Landmark, Inverclyde2.5 km W
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Cardross Lighthouse (historical) Landmark, Argyll and Bute2.4 km E
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Victoria Harbour Light (historical) Landmark, Inverclyde3.7 km W
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Ardmore Tower Landmark, Argyll and Bute3.9 km N
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Wellpark Mid-Kirk Church Attraction, Inverclyde4.4 km W
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Craigmarloch Mountain, Inverclyde3.7 km SE
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Corlick Hill Mountain, Inverclyde3.8 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Port Glasgow Town, Inverclyde0.3 km S -
Greenock City, Inverclyde4.8 km W -
Fyfe Shore Neighbourhood, Inverclyde0.5 km SE
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Glen Huntly Neighbourhood, Inverclyde0.8 km S
Sources & licences
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