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Black Dod

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°27′41″ N 3°31′54″ W

Map showing the location of Black Dod Black Dod
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
548 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glenbreck
3.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport55 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport66 km

About Black Dod

Black Dod is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 548 m. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Broad Hill and Whitecamp Brae.

Climate of Black Dod

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 171 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (182 mm)
Driest month
April (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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Black Dod
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°12°14°16°15°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)18213014287888794114143173171180

How to get to Black Dod

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 55 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 59 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 55 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 66 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 73 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 59 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 117 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 134 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 150 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Black Dod

Within 100 km: 461 historic and cultural sites, 2,824 natural sites, 800 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km498 places

  • Talla Reservoir Lake 9 kmE
  • Loch Skeen Lake 14 kmE
  • Saint Marys Loch Lake 22 kmE
  • Loch of the Lowes Lake 20 kmE

25–60 km1,300 places

  • Cramond beach Beach 60 kmN
  • Green Island Island 60 kmSW
  • Cottage Island Island 45 kmS
  • Dormont Island Island 44 kmS

60–100 km2,287 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 94 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 63 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 70 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 72 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Glenbreck Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.1 km E
  • Crawford Village, South Lanarkshire
    7.5 km W
  • Elvanfoot Village, South Lanarkshire
    8.4 km W
  • Tweedsmuir Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.9 km NE
  • Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    15 km S
  • Symington Village, South Lanarkshire
    16 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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