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Mountain

The Pilot

Located in South Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°16′07″ N 4°38′15″ W

Map showing the location of The Pilot The Pilot
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
386 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilkerran
2.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport26 km
GLA Glasgow Airport68 km

About The Pilot

The Pilot is a mountain. Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 386 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Knockinculloch and Doughty Hill.

Climate of The Pilot

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 176 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
October (177 mm)
Driest month
May (87 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 The Pilot
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°4°6°9°12°14°16°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)17512013889879097121152177176172

How to get to The Pilot

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 26 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 71 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 26 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 68 kmnorth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 69 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 71 kmnorth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 111 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 118 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 169 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 192 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from The Pilot

Within 100 km: 151 historic and cultural sites, 2,308 natural sites, 673 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km248 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 21 kmN
  • Isles of Trool Island 23 kmS
  • Kids Isle Island 22 kmE
  • Maiden Isle Island 22 kmSE

25–60 km977 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 54 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 58 kmN
  • Troon Beach Beach 30 kmN
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 54 kmN

60–100 km1,907 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 80 kmSE
  • West Maiden Island 80 kmSW
  • Eilean Mór Island 100 kmNW
  • Lighthouse Island Island 85 kmSW

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