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Highland Park

Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°58′58″ N 4°03′29″ W

Map showing the location of Highland Park Highland Park
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
99 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 Airport26 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport43 km

About Highland Park

Highland Park is a neighbourhood. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Court Hill and Speirs Island.

Climate of Highland Park

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 144 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (156 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Highland Park
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1561071166671687591125147144144

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Highland Park

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 26 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 18 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 26 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 43 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 63 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 18 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 54 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 86 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 177 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 191 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Highland Park

Within 100 km: 187 historic and cultural sites, 3,816 natural sites, 994 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km180 places

  • Newshot Island Island 24 kmW
  • Inch Island 20 kmNE
  • Spiers Island Island 16 kmSE
  • Speirs Island Island 2 kmE

25–60 km1,447 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 59 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 60 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 53 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 47 kmE

60–100 km3,370 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 86 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 69 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 62 kmSW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 76 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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