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Mountain

Rhinns of Kells

Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 55°09′00″ N 4°22′00″ W

Rhinns of Kells
Scothill · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
597 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Craigmalloch
8.2 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport41 km
GLA Glasgow Airport80 km

About Rhinns of Kells

Rhinns of Kells is a mountain. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. Elevation: 597 m.

From Wikipedia

The Rhinns of Kells are a range of hills in the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The most easterly of three parallel ridges, they are neighboured to the west by the Range of the Awful Hand and the Dungeon Hills. The eastern portion of the Minnigaff Hills range lies immediately southwest of the range. In total, these four ranges are part of the Galloway Forest Park.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Rhinns of Kells

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 200 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (202 mm)
Driest month
June (98 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 Rhinns of Kells
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°11°13°15°14°12°9°5°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°7°5°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)20213515810310398100130169199200196

How to get to Rhinns of Kells

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 41 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 80 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 41 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 80 kmnorth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 90 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 80 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 116 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 117 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 171 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 171 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Rhinns of Kells

Within 100 km: 234 historic and cultural sites, 2,353 natural sites, 627 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km381 places

  • Green Island Island 22 kmSE
  • Isle-na-Gower Island 25 kmSW
  • Isles of Trool Island 12 kmSW
  • Burned Island Island 21 kmSE

25–60 km1,003 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 58 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 39 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 47 kmNW
  • Pladda Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km1,830 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 75 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 77 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 88 kmSE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 72 kmNW

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