- Population
- 19,700
- 19.7K
- Elevation
- 76 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport27 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport43 km
About Bellshill
Bellshill is a town. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 19,700. Elevation: 76 m.
Bellshill (pronounced "Bells hill") is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, ten miles (sixteen kilometres) southeast of Glasgow city centre and 37 mi (60 km) west of Edinburgh. Other nearby localities are Motherwell 2 mi (3 km) to the south, Hamilton 3 mi (5 km) to the southwest, Viewpark 1+1⁄2 mi (2.5 km) to the west, Holytown 2 mi (3 km) to the east and Coatbridge 3 mi (5 km) to the north. The town of Bellshill (including the villages of Orbiston and Mossend) has a population of about 20,650.
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Climate of Bellshill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (160 mm)
- Driest month
- April (69 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° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 111 | 119 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 77 | 96 | 132 | 153 | 151 | 152 |
How to get to Bellshill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 27 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 16 km to the west.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 27 kmwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 43 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 50 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 16 kmwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 53 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 97 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 179 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 182 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bellshill
Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 3,561 natural sites, 981 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km143 places
- Spiers Island Island 13 kmNE
- Speirs Island Island 18 kmN
- Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 24 kmSW
- Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 24 kmN
25–60 km1,469 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 57 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 56 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 51 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 56 kmW
60–100 km3,115 places
- Isle of Arran Island 81 kmW
- Gullane Beach Beach 78 kmE
- Seacliff Beach Beach 90 kmE
- Pladda Island 82 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fir Park Landmark, North Lanarkshire4.7 km SE -
South Calder Water River, Scotland2.1 km SW
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Cliftonhill Landmark, North Lanarkshire4.9 km N -
New Douglas Park Landmark, South Lanarkshire4.6 km SW -
Excelsior Stadium Landmark, North Lanarkshire6 km NE -
Avon Water River, Scotland3.9 km S
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Rotten Calder River, Scotland5.5 km W
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Celtic Park Landmark, Glasgow City12 km W
Other cities and towns in North Lanarkshire
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Coatbridge Town, North Lanarkshire5.1 km N -
Airdrie Town, North Lanarkshire5.9 km N -
Wishaw Town, North Lanarkshire8.4 km SE -
Newarthill Town, North Lanarkshire5 km E
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Chapelhall Town, North Lanarkshire5.2 km NE
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Stepps Town, North Lanarkshire12 km NW
Sources & licences
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