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Forgewood

Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°48′09″ N 4°00′07″ W

Map showing the location of Forgewood Forgewood
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
70 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport28 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport43 km

About Forgewood

Forgewood is a neighbourhood. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Avon Water and Fir Park.

Climate of Forgewood

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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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Climate of Forgewood
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)1601111196973707796132153151152

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Forgewood

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 28 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 17 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 28 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 43 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 49 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 17 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 53 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 98 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 177 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 182 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Forgewood

Within 100 km: 188 historic and cultural sites, 3,526 natural sites, 974 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km141 places

  • Spiers Island Island 13 kmNE
  • Speirs Island Island 20 kmN
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 24 kmSW
  • Hogganfield Loch Lake 14 kmNW

25–60 km1,484 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 58 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 55 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 51 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 57 kmW

60–100 km3,063 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 82 kmW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 77 kmE
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 90 kmE
  • Pladda Island 82 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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