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Mountain

Turnhouse Hill

Located in Midlothian, Scotland Coordinates: 55°51′02″ N 3°15′34″ W

Turnhouse Hill
Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
506 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Penicuik
3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport13 km
DND Dundee Airport69 km

About Turnhouse Hill

Turnhouse Hill is a mountain. Location: Midlothian, Scotland. Elevation: 506 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Carnethy Hill and White Cleugh.

Climate of Turnhouse Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
October (78 mm)
Driest month
April (47 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 Turnhouse Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)755362475359616370786973

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Turnhouse Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 13 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 12 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 13 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 69 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 74 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 12 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 63 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 71 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 143 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 159 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Turnhouse Hill

Within 100 km: 350 historic and cultural sites, 2,836 natural sites, 715 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km341 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 24 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 15 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 15 kmNE
  • Inchkeith Island 22 kmN

25–60 km1,171 places

  • Gullane Beach Beach 34 kmNE
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 45 kmNE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 56 kmN
  • Isle of May Island 58 kmNE

60–100 km2,389 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 97 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 95 kmW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 83 kmE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 84 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Penicuik Town, Midlothian
    3 km SE
  • Currie Town, Edinburgh
    6 km NW
  • Cornbank Neighbourhood, Midlothian
    2.3 km SE
  • Bilston Village, Midlothian
    5.5 km NE
  • Roslin Village, Midlothian
    5.7 km E
  • Deanburn Neighbourhood, Midlothian
    2.5 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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