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Boghead

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°39′24″ N 3°56′35″ W

Map showing the location of Boghead Boghead
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
214 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport39 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport44 km

About Boghead

Boghead is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 214 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Brackenridge Hill and Green Hill.

Climate of Boghead

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (181 mm)
Driest month
April (79 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 Boghead
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°14°16°18°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)18112513579838086108147171172175

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Boghead

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 39 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 30 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 39 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 44 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 48 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 30 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 57 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 109 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 166 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 173 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Boghead

Within 100 km: 230 historic and cultural sites, 3,257 natural sites, 884 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km173 places

  • New Island Island 14 kmS
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 21 kmSW
  • Quarry Hill Mountain 20 kmW
  • Cairn Table Mountain 19 kmS

25–60 km1,479 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 49 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 47 kmW
  • Cramond beach Beach 54 kmNE
  • Inchcolm Island 58 kmNE

60–100 km2,719 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 83 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 63 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 88 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 60 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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