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Speirs Island

Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°58′55″ N 4°01′36″ W

Map showing the location of Speirs Island Speirs Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
63 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilsyth
2.1 km W
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 Airport41 km

About Speirs Island

Speirs Island is an island. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Court Hill and Croy Hill.

Climate of Speirs Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · 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 Speirs Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°15°17°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1561071166671687591125147144144

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Speirs Island

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 28 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 19 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 28 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 41 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 64 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 19 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 52 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 85 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 175 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 189 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Speirs Island

Within 100 km: 188 historic and cultural sites, 3,765 natural sites, 977 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km180 places

  • Inch Island 19 kmNE
  • Spiers Island Island 14 kmSE
  • Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 6 kmNE
  • Kilmannan Reservoir Lake 24 kmW

25–60 km1,424 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 51 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 45 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 57 kmE
  • Inchlonaig Island 39 kmW

60–100 km3,326 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 88 kmSW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 61 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 70 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 63 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kilsyth Town, North Lanarkshire
    2.1 km W
  • Dullatur Village, North Lanarkshire
    1.9 km SE
  • Croy Village, North Lanarkshire
    2.5 km S
  • Cumbernauld Town, North Lanarkshire
    4.5 km SE
  • North Barrwood Neighbourhood, North Lanarkshire
    1.2 km W
  • South Barrwood Neighbourhood, North Lanarkshire
    1.5 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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