Island

Newshot Island

Located in Renfrewshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°54′01″ N 4°25′14″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 2 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Erskine; 1.9 km W
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: GLA Glasgow Airport3 km; PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport45 km

About Newshot Island

Newshot Island is an island. Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (3 km). Nearby sights include Dalmuir Light and Black Cart Water.

Photos of Newshot Island

Erskine Bridge Baaker2009 from Dumbarton · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Newshot Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 2°)
Wettest month: January (161 mm)
Driest month: April (69 mm)

7° 2°

9° 3°

11° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

18° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

161

Feb

111

Mar

121

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

129

Oct

152

Nov

148

Dec

147

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 Newshot Island
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	15°	17°	19°	18°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	161	111	121	69	73	70	80	96	129	152	148	147

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Newshot Island

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 3 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 11 km to the east.

Airports

Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 3 kmsouth
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 45 kmsouth
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 66 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 11 kmeast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 77 kmeast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 110 kmnortheast
Belfast Population: 348K 174 kmsouthwest
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 199 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Newshot Island

Within 100 km: 173 historic and cultural sites, 3,714 natural sites, 1,182 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km242 places

Inchcailloch Island 22 kmNW
Aber Isle Island 20 kmN
Bucinch Island 24 kmNW
Inchconnachan Island 24 kmNW

25–60 km1,204 places

Great Cumbrae Island Island 35 kmSW
Ayr Beach Beach 51 kmS
Troon Beach Beach 43 kmS
Hunterston Sands Beach 36 kmSW

60–100 km3,623 places

Isle of Arran Island 62 kmSW
Burntisland Beach Beach 77 kmE
Cramond beach Beach 71 kmE
Portobello Beach Beach 82 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Erskine Town, Renfrewshire
1.9 km W
Clydebank Town, West Dunbartonshire
0.9 km E
Dalmuir Town, West Dunbartonshire
1.3 km NW
Inchinnan Village, Renfrewshire
1.6 km SW
Renfrew Town, Renfrewshire
3.6 km SE
Duntocher Town, West Dunbartonshire
2.7 km N

Newshot Island

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dalmuir Light Landmark, West Dunbartonshire
0.3 km NE
Black Cart Water River, Scotland
1.9 km S
White Cart Water River, Scotland
2.3 km SE
Craigend Hill Mountain, Renfrewshire
2.8 km W
Rashielee Light Landmark, Renfrewshire
1.5 km NW
Blythswood Light Landmark, Renfrewshire
1.6 km SE
Erskine Bridge Landmark, West Dunbartonshire
3.4 km NW
River Gryfe River, Scotland
4.7 km SW

Newshot Island

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026