Black Hill Transmitting Station
Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°51′43″ N 3°52′21″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 280 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport33 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport35 km
About Black Hill Transmitting Station
Black Hill Transmitting Station is a landmark. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Duntilland Hill and Kirk o'Shotts Transmitting Station.
Photos of Black Hill Transmitting Station
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Excelsior Stadium Cortez04 · Public domain
Climate of Black Hill Transmitting Station
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 148 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (162 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) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 162 | 111 | 120 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 77 | 93 | 129 | 150 | 148 | 150 |
How to get to Black Hill Transmitting Station
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 33 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 24 km to the west.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 33 kmeast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 35 kmwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 60 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 24 kmwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 43 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 88 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 174 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 180 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Black Hill Transmitting Station
Within 100 km: 192 historic and cultural sites, 3,432 natural sites, 938 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km129 places
- Spiers Island Island 3 kmN
- Speirs Island Island 16 kmNW
- Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 20 kmN
- Hogganfield Loch Lake 19 kmW
25–60 km1,483 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 46 kmNE
- Cramond beach Beach 38 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 49 kmE
- Inchlonaig Island 53 kmNW
60–100 km2,950 places
- Isle of Arran Island 91 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 66 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 66 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 61 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Duntilland Hill Mountain, North Lanarkshire1.4 km SE
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Kirk o'Shotts Transmitting Station Landmark, North Lanarkshire3.1 km E
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Hillend Reservoir Lake, North Lanarkshire2.4 km N
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Excelsior Stadium Landmark, North Lanarkshire5.5 km W
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Cant Hills Mountain, North Lanarkshire3.4 km SE
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Spiers Island Island, North Lanarkshire3.1 km N
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Cliftonhill Landmark, North Lanarkshire8.7 km W -
Hill by Black Loch Mountain, North Lanarkshire5 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Salsburgh Village, North Lanarkshire2.1 km S
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Caldercruix Village, North Lanarkshire3.1 km N
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Plains Village, North Lanarkshire3.8 km NW
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Airdrie Town, North Lanarkshire6.8 km W
More sights in North Lanarkshire
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Fir Park Landmark, North Lanarkshire11 km SW -
Broadwood Stadium Landmark, North Lanarkshire14 km NW
Sources & licences
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