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Hirst

Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°51′01″ N 3°48′52″ W

Map showing the location of Hirst Hirst
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
284 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport30 km
GLA Glasgow Airport39 km

About Hirst

Hirst is a village. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 284 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Kirk o'Shotts Transmitting Station and Cant Hills.

Climate of Hirst

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 139 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (153 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 Hirst
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1531051146670707589121141139144

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hirst

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 30 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 28 km to the west.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 30 kmeast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 39 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 62 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 28 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 40 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 86 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 170 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 179 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Hirst

Within 100 km: 198 historic and cultural sites, 3,374 natural sites, 899 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km151 places

  • Spiers Island Island 5 kmNW
  • Speirs Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 23 kmNW
  • Hogganfield Loch Lake 22 kmW

25–60 km1,466 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 44 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 35 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 46 kmE
  • Inchlonaig Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km2,854 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 94 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 70 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 68 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 63 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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