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Gill Hill

Located in North Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°42′36″ N 4°47′46″ W

Map showing the location of Gill Hill Gill Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
266 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ardrossan
6.7 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport27 km
GLA Glasgow Airport29 km

About Gill Hill

Gill Hill is a mountain. Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 266 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Glenton Hill and Knockewart Hills.

Climate of Gill Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 171 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
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 Gill Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)18212214184828497115152172171173

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Gill Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 27 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 38 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 27 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 29 kmnortheast
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 64 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 38 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 104 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 141 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 143 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 218 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gill Hill

Within 100 km: 133 historic and cultural sites, 3,257 natural sites, 1,214 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km165 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 10 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 21 kmSE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 7 kmW
  • Little Cumbrae Island Island 10 kmW

25–60 km1,197 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 31 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 29 kmS
  • Pladda Island 38 kmSW
  • Inchlonaig Island 45 kmN

60–100 km3,242 places

  • Colonsay Island 97 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 99 kmE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 97 kmNW
  • Scarba Island 78 kmNW

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