- Elevation
- 473 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport31 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport71 km
About Waterhead
Waterhead is a mountain. Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 473 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Craigbrock Hill and Derclach Loch.
Photos of Waterhead
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Shalloch on Minnoch Mary and Angus Hogg · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Waterhead
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 188 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 186 | 126 | 145 | 92 | 95 | 90 | 95 | 122 | 160 | 186 | 188 | 183 |
How to get to Waterhead
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 31 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 31 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 71 kmnorth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 82 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 71 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 112 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 118 kmsouthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 166 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 182 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Waterhead
Within 100 km: 198 historic and cultural sites, 2,344 natural sites, 678 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km329 places
- Isles of Trool Island 18 kmS
- Kids Isle Island 9 kmE
- Maiden Isle Island 16 kmS
- White Island Island 14 kmSW
25–60 km1,055 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 28 kmNW
- Troon Beach Beach 37 kmN
- Pladda Island 48 kmNW
- Murrays Isles Island 49 kmS
60–100 km1,836 places
- Isle of Arran Island 65 kmNW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 66 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 99 kmSE
- Powillimount Beach Beach 68 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Craigmalloch Village, East Ayrshire4.1 km E
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Bellsbank Village, East Ayrshire9.4 km N
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Dalmellington Village, East Ayrshire10 km N
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Craigengillan Village, East Ayrshire7.3 km N
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Straiton Village, South Ayrshire9.7 km NW
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Patna Village, East Ayrshire15 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Craigbrock Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire1.6 km W
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Derclach Loch Lake, Scotland1.7 km N
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Craig Dhu Mountain, South Ayrshire2.8 km NW
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Craiglee Mountain, East Ayrshire2.8 km E
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Doon of Waterhead Mountain, South Ayrshire2.8 km N
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Craiglure Mountain, South Ayrshire2.9 km W
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Loch Finlas Lake, Scotland2.1 km E
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Loch Lure Lake, Scotland2.1 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Shalloch on Minnoch Mountain, South Ayrshire7.1 km SW
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Shiel Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire3.1 km SW
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Fence of Knockdon Mountain, South Ayrshire3.9 km N
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Craigmasheenie Mountain, South Ayrshire4.3 km SW
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Tairlaw Hill Mountain, South Ayrshire4.4 km NW
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Caerloch Dhu Mountain, South Ayrshire5.9 km SW
Sources & licences
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