Sir David Baird's Monument
Located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland Coordinates: 56°22′23″ N 3°54′16″ W
- Elevation
- 133 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- DND Dundee Airport55 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport58 km
About Sir David Baird's Monument
Sir David Baird's Monument is a mountain. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 133 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Creag na Gaoith and Strowan Hill.
Photos of Sir David Baird's Monument
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Glen Turret Mick Garratt · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Strath Earn Robert Bone · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Sir David Baird's Monument
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 157 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (190 mm)
- Driest month
- April (76 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) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 190 | 123 | 133 | 76 | 86 | 81 | 87 | 100 | 133 | 161 | 157 | 163 |
How to get to Sir David Baird's Monument
The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 55 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Edinburgh Airport (EDI) (58 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 58 km to the east.
Airports
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 55 kmeast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 58 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 65 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 58 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 61 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 64 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 140 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 212 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sir David Baird's Monument
Within 100 km: 195 historic and cultural sites, 3,936 natural sites, 973 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km311 places
- Isle of Spar Island 24 kmN
- An t-Eilean Island 13 kmW
- Eilean nam Breaban Island 23 kmNW
- Neish Island Island 14 kmW
25–60 km1,494 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 55 kmSE
- Cramond beach Beach 58 kmSE
- Mugdrum Island Island 41 kmE
- Inchlonaig Island 53 kmSW
60–100 km3,299 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 92 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 95 kmSW
- Portobello Beach Beach 68 kmSE
- Gullane Beach Beach 76 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creag na Gaoith Mountain, Perth and Kinross0.6 km NE
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Strowan Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross0.9 km SW
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Laggan Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.9 km E
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Glen Turret Natural site, Perth and Kinross3 km N
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Knock Mary Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.5 km SE
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Torlum Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.5 km S
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Newburgh Wood Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.9 km SW
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Lurgan Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.4 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Strath Earn Natural site, Perth and Kinross5.1 km SE
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Craig More Mountain, Perth and Kinross4 km W
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Carn Turret Mountain, Perth and Kinross4.9 km N
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Callum's Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross5.1 km E
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Knock of Crieff Mountain, Perth and Kinross5.1 km E
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Beinn Dubh Mountain, Perth and Kinross5.2 km SW
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