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Brown Hill

Located in North Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°46′12″ N 4°47′55″ W

Map showing the location of Brown Hill Brown Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
344 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Largs
5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport26 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport33 km

About Brown Hill

Brown Hill is a mountain. Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 344 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Blaeloch Hill and Rigging Hill.

Climate of Brown Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 171 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (182 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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 Brown Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)18212214184828497115152172171173

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Brown Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 26 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 36 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 26 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 33 kmsoutheast
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 67 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 36 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 102 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 138 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 149 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 221 kmeast

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

Day trips from Brown Hill

Within 100 km: 135 historic and cultural sites, 3,292 natural sites, 1,220 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km204 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 8 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 8 kmSW
  • Little Cumbrae Island Island 11 kmSW
  • Inchmarnock Island 22 kmW

25–60 km1,250 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 34 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 36 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 27 kmS
  • Cala Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km3,193 places

  • Colonsay Island 95 kmW
  • Cramond beach Beach 97 kmE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 94 kmNW
  • Scarba Island 74 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Largs Town, North Ayrshire
    5 km NW
  • Fairlie Village, North Ayrshire
    3.9 km SW
  • Ardrossan Town, North Ayrshire
    13 km S
  • Kilbirnie Town, North Ayrshire
    7.3 km E
  • Dalry Town, North Ayrshire
    8.3 km SE
  • Millport Village, North Ayrshire
    8.2 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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