- Elevation
- 137 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport34 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport45 km
About Birkenshaw
Birkenshaw is a neighbourhood. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Fir Park and Law of Maudslie.
Photos of Birkenshaw
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Fir Park Gregyscotland · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Birkenshaw
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 148 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (156 mm)
- Driest month
- April (68 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 156 | 109 | 116 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 75 | 94 | 129 | 149 | 148 | 149 |
How to get to Birkenshaw
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 34 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 24 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 34 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 45 kmnortheast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 46 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 24 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 54 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 103 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 171 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 177 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Birkenshaw
Within 100 km: 200 historic and cultural sites, 3,379 natural sites, 921 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km144 places
- Spiers Island Island 20 kmN
- New Island Island 21 kmS
- Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 23 kmW
- Hogganfield Loch Lake 22 kmNW
25–60 km1,520 places
- Ayr Beach Beach 52 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 48 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 59 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 60 kmNE
60–100 km2,836 places
- Isle of Arran Island 82 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 60 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 96 kmS
- Gullane Beach Beach 79 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fir Park Landmark, North Lanarkshire6.6 km N
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Law of Maudslie Mountain, South Lanarkshire5.7 km NE
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New Douglas Park Landmark, South Lanarkshire9 km NW -
Swinsy Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire6.7 km E
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Green Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire7.1 km S
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Black Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire8.6 km SE
Sources & licences
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