- Elevation
- 123 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport34 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport37 km
About Lighthouse Hill
Lighthouse Hill is an island. Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Little Cumbrae Island and Castle Island.
Photos of Lighthouse Hill
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Great Cumbrae Island MacSteaphain · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Lighthouse Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (155 mm)
- Driest month
- May (70 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) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 103 | 119 | 71 | 70 | 75 | 86 | 103 | 131 | 146 | 146 | 149 |
How to get to Lighthouse Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 34 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 47 km to the east.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 34 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 37 kmnortheast
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 56 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 47 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 113 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 140 kmsouthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 149 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 228 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lighthouse Hill
Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 3,040 natural sites, 1,177 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km199 places
- Isle of Arran Island 23 kmSW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 6 kmNE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 4 kmE
- Little Cumbrae Island Island 1 kmE
25–60 km1,180 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 35 kmSE
- Troon Beach Beach 28 kmSE
- Cala Island 52 kmNW
- Pladda Island 34 kmS
60–100 km2,966 places
- Colonsay Island 88 kmNW
- Kiloran Beach Beach 88 kmNW
- Scarba Island 70 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 88 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Millport Village, North Ayrshire4 km NE -
Ardrossan Town, North Ayrshire12 km SE -
Isle of Cumbrae Village, North Ayrshire5.8 km NE
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West Kilbride Village, North Ayrshire7.2 km SE
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Fairlie Village, North Ayrshire7.4 km NE
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Largs Town, North Ayrshire10 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Little Cumbrae Island Island, North Ayrshire0.3 km E
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Castle Island Island, North Ayrshire1 km E
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Little Cumbrae Light (historical) Landmark, North Ayrshire0.1 km S
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Cumbrae Elbow Lighthouse Landmark, North Ayrshire0.6 km W
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Little Cumbrae Lighthouse Landmark, North Ayrshire0.6 km W
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Goldenberry Hill Mountain, North Ayrshire4.1 km E
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Great Cumbrae Island Island, North Ayrshire5.6 km NE
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Auld Hill Mountain, North Ayrshire4.3 km SE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Hunterston Sands Beach, North Ayrshire3.9 km E
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Barbay Hill Island, North Ayrshire5.9 km N
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Goatfell [Goat Fell] Island, North Ayrshire18 km SW -
Horse Isle Island, North Ayrshire11 km SE
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Holy Island Island, North Ayrshire23 km S
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Pladda Island, North Ayrshire34 km S
Sources & licences
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