- Elevation
- 508 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport32 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport73 km
About Shiel Hill
Shiel Hill is a mountain. Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 508 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Cornish Loch and Craigmasheenie.
Photos of Shiel Hill
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Shalloch on Minnoch Mary and Angus Hogg · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Shiel Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 188 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- November (188 mm)
- Driest month
- June (90 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 186 | 126 | 145 | 92 | 95 | 90 | 95 | 122 | 160 | 186 | 188 | 183 |
How to get to Shiel Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 32 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 73 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 32 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 73 kmnorth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 80 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 73 kmnorth
- Belfast Population: 348K 115 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 115 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 169 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 182 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Shiel Hill
Within 100 km: 188 historic and cultural sites, 2,284 natural sites, 670 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km331 places
- Isles of Trool Island 16 kmS
- Kids Isle Island 12 kmE
- Cut Island Island 25 kmS
- Maiden Isle Island 14 kmS
25–60 km1,031 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 29 kmN
- Troon Beach Beach 37 kmN
- Pladda Island 46 kmNW
- Murrays Isles Island 48 kmS
60–100 km1,780 places
- Isle of Arran Island 64 kmNW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 67 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 99 kmSE
- Powillimount Beach Beach 69 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Craigmalloch Village, East Ayrshire6.5 km E
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Rowantree Village, South Ayrshire8.3 km SW
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Bellsbank Village, East Ayrshire12 km NE
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Dalmellington Village, East Ayrshire13 km NE
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Straiton Village, South Ayrshire9.9 km NW
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Maybole Village, South Ayrshire19 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cornish Loch Lake, Scotland0.7 km W
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Craigmasheenie Mountain, South Ayrshire1.5 km S
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Craigbrock Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire1.6 km NE
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Craiglure Mountain, South Ayrshire2.3 km N
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Maccallum Mountain, East Ayrshire2.5 km SE
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Loch Lure Lake, Scotland1.7 km N
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Loch Bradan Lake, Scotland1.7 km N
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Shalloch on Minnoch Mountain, South Ayrshire4.3 km SW
Sources & licences
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