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Brackenridge Hill

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°38′01″ N 3°57′24″ W

Map showing the location of Brackenridge Hill Brackenridge Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
308 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lesmahagow
4.4 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport40 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport42 km

About Brackenridge Hill

Brackenridge Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 308 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Auchrobert Hill and Warlaw Hill.

Climate of Brackenridge Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
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 Brackenridge Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°17°16°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°10°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)18112513579838086108147171172175

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Brackenridge Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 40 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 32 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 40 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 42 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 51 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 32 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 59 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 111 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 166 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 171 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Brackenridge Hill

Within 100 km: 235 historic and cultural sites, 3,208 natural sites, 885 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km187 places

  • New Island Island 11 kmS
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 18 kmSW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 25 kmW
  • Quarry Hill Mountain 20 kmW

25–60 km1,447 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 47 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 46 kmW
  • Cramond beach Beach 57 kmNE
  • Horse Isle Island 56 kmW

60–100 km2,694 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 82 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 62 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 86 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 60 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lesmahagow Village, South Lanarkshire
    4.4 km E
  • Blackwood Village, South Lanarkshire
    4.4 km NE
  • Stonehouse Town, South Lanarkshire
    7 km N
  • Boghead Village, South Lanarkshire
    2.7 km N
  • Coalburn Village, South Lanarkshire
    6.3 km SE
  • Strathaven Town, South Lanarkshire
    8.4 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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