- Elevation
- 192 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport32 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport35 km
About Hillend Reservoir
Hillend Reservoir is a lake. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 192 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Spiers Island and Hill by Black Loch.
Photos of Hillend Reservoir
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Excelsior Stadium Cortez04 · Public domain
Climate of Hillend Reservoir
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 148 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- 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) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 162 | 111 | 120 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 77 | 93 | 129 | 150 | 148 | 150 |
How to get to Hillend Reservoir
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 32 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 25 km to the west.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 32 kmeast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 35 kmwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 62 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 25 kmwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 43 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 86 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 175 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 178 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hillend Reservoir
Within 100 km: 194 historic and cultural sites, 3,447 natural sites, 923 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km130 places
- Inch Island 25 kmN
- Spiers Island Island 1 kmN
- Speirs Island Island 15 kmNW
- Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 18 kmNW
25–60 km1,474 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 45 kmNE
- Cramond beach Beach 37 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 48 kmE
- Inchlonaig Island 52 kmNW
60–100 km2,960 places
- Isle of Arran Island 92 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 67 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 68 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 63 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Caldercruix Village, North Lanarkshire1.4 km NW
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Plains Village, North Lanarkshire3.6 km W
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Hillend Neighbourhood, North Lanarkshire1 km W
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Salsburgh Village, North Lanarkshire4.5 km S
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Airdrie Town, North Lanarkshire7.4 km W -
Blackridge Village, West Lothian5.8 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Spiers Island Island, North Lanarkshire0.7 km N
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Hill by Black Loch Mountain, North Lanarkshire2.7 km NE
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Duntilland Hill Mountain, North Lanarkshire3.3 km S
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Black Hill Transmitting Station Landmark, North Lanarkshire2.4 km S
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Cant Hills Mountain, North Lanarkshire5.3 km S
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Baton Bing Mountain, North Lanarkshire7.1 km SE
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Kirk o'Shotts Transmitting Station Landmark, North Lanarkshire4.2 km SE
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Eastcraigs Hill Mountain, West Lothian7.1 km E
Sources & licences
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