- Elevation
- 192 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport31 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport36 km
About Spiers Island
Spiers Island is an island. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Hillend Reservoir and Hill by Black Loch.
Photos of Spiers Island
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Excelsior Stadium Cortez04 · Public domain
Climate of Spiers Island
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Spiers Island
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 31 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 31 kmeast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 36 kmwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 62 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 25 kmwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 42 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 85 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 175 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 177 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Spiers Island
Within 100 km: 194 historic and cultural sites, 3,451 natural sites, 917 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km131 places
- Inch Island 24 kmN
- Speirs Island Island 14 kmNW
- Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 18 kmNW
- Hogganfield Loch Lake 19 kmW
25–60 km1,464 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 44 kmNE
- Cramond beach Beach 37 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 48 kmE
- Inchlonaig Island 52 kmNW
60–100 km2,967 places
- Isle of Arran Island 93 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 W
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Plains Village, North Lanarkshire3.8 km W
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Hillend Neighbourhood, North Lanarkshire1.2 km W
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Airdrie Town, North Lanarkshire7.7 km W -
Salsburgh Village, North Lanarkshire5.2 km S
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Blackridge Village, West Lothian5.6 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hillend Reservoir Lake, North Lanarkshire0.7 km S
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Hill by Black Loch Mountain, North Lanarkshire2.1 km NE
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Duntilland Hill Mountain, North Lanarkshire3.9 km S
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Black Hill Transmitting Station Landmark, North Lanarkshire3.1 km S
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Cant Hills Mountain, North Lanarkshire5.9 km S
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Eastcraigs Hill Mountain, West Lothian6.9 km E
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Baton Bing Mountain, North Lanarkshire7.5 km SE
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Excelsior Stadium Landmark, North Lanarkshire6.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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