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Cant Hills

Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°50′19″ N 3°50′16″ W

Map showing the location of Cant Hills Cant Hills
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
306 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Shotts
3.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport32 km
GLA Glasgow Airport37 km

About Cant Hills

Cant Hills is a mountain. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 306 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Duntilland Hill and Baton Bing.

Climate of Cant Hills

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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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Climate of Cant Hills
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1621111206973717793129150148150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cant Hills

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 32 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 26 km to the west.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 32 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 37 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 60 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 26 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 42 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 88 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 171 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 181 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cant Hills

Within 100 km: 194 historic and cultural sites, 3,384 natural sites, 914 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km144 places

  • Spiers Island Island 6 kmN
  • Speirs Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 24 kmNW
  • Hogganfield Loch Lake 21 kmW

25–60 km1,467 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 46 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 37 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 47 kmE
  • Inchlonaig Island 56 kmNW

60–100 km2,881 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 93 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 68 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 66 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 62 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Shotts Town, North Lanarkshire
    3.3 km SE
  • Salsburgh Village, North Lanarkshire
    2.2 km W
  • Allanton Village, North Lanarkshire
    4.4 km S
  • Hirst Village, North Lanarkshire
    2 km NE
  • Harthill Village, North Lanarkshire
    5.9 km NE
  • Newmains Town, North Lanarkshire
    6.4 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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