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East Craigs

Located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland Coordinates: 56°14′37″ N 3°42′01″ W

Map showing the location of East Craigs East Craigs
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
471 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Auchterarder
5.9 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport39 km
DND Dundee Airport48 km

About East Craigs

East Craigs is a mountain. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 471 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Glen Eagles and Steele's Knowe.

Climate of East Craigs

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (158 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of East Craigs
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1581041156876737888116138133139

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to East Craigs

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 39 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 45 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 39 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 48 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 62 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 45 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 51 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 55 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 140 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 193 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from East Craigs

Within 100 km: 194 historic and cultural sites, 3,642 natural sites, 845 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km241 places

  • St Serf's Island Island 22 kmE
  • Moncreiffe Island Island 23 kmNE
  • Roy's Folly Island 19 kmE
  • Inch Island 17 kmSW

25–60 km1,393 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 36 kmSE
  • Cramond beach Beach 39 kmSE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 49 kmSE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 58 kmSE

60–100 km3,047 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 93 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 99 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 94 kmSW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 69 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Auchterarder Town, Perth and Kinross
    5.9 km N
  • Blackford Village, Perth and Kinross
    5.4 km W
  • Glendevon Village, Perth and Kinross
    5.2 km SE
  • Dollar Village, Clackmannanshire
    9.2 km S
  • Muirton Neighbourhood, Perth and Kinross
    5.4 km NW
  • Tillicoultry Town, Clackmannanshire
    10 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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