Kirk o'Shotts Transmitting Station
Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°51′10″ N 3°49′34″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 282 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport30 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport38 km
About Kirk o'Shotts Transmitting Station
Kirk o'Shotts Transmitting Station is a landmark. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Cant Hills and Duntilland Hill.
Climate of Kirk o'Shotts Transmitting Station
Best months for sightseeingBest 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 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) | 153 | 105 | 114 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 89 | 121 | 141 | 139 | 144 |
How to get to Kirk o'Shotts Transmitting Station
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 30 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 27 km to the west.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 30 kmeast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 38 kmwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 61 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 27 kmwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 41 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 87 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 171 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 179 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kirk o'Shotts Transmitting Station
Within 100 km: 196 historic and cultural sites, 3,385 natural sites, 906 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km146 places
- Spiers Island Island 5 kmNW
- Speirs Island Island 19 kmNW
- Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW
- Hogganfield Loch Lake 22 kmW
25–60 km1,463 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 44 kmNE
- Cramond beach Beach 36 kmNE
- Portobello Beach Beach 46 kmE
- Inchlonaig Island 56 kmNW
60–100 km2,878 places
- Isle of Arran Island 94 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 69 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 67 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 63 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cant Hills Mountain, North Lanarkshire1.7 km SW
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Duntilland Hill Mountain, North Lanarkshire1.8 km W
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Black Hill Transmitting Station Landmark, North Lanarkshire3.1 km W
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Baton Bing Mountain, North Lanarkshire2.8 km SE
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Excelsior Stadium Landmark, North Lanarkshire8.4 km W -
Hillend Reservoir Lake, North Lanarkshire4.2 km NW
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Spiers Island Island, North Lanarkshire4.7 km NW
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Hill by Black Loch Mountain, North Lanarkshire5.8 km N
Nearest towns and villages
More sights in North Lanarkshire
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Cliftonhill Landmark, North Lanarkshire12 km W -
Fir Park Landmark, North Lanarkshire13 km SW -
Broadwood Stadium Landmark, North Lanarkshire17 km NW
Sources & licences
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