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Brown Hill

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°24′24″ N 3°38′42″ W

Map showing the location of Brown Hill Brown Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
383 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Elvanfoot
3.5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport60 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport63 km

About Brown Hill

Brown Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 383 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Doddin and Daer Water.

Climate of Brown Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 171 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
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).

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Climate of Brown Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°6°9°13°15°17°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°0°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)18213014287888794114143173171180

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Brown Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 60 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 64 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 60 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 63 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 72 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 67 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 125 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 138 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 155 kmeast

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

Day trips from Brown Hill

Within 100 km: 436 historic and cultural sites, 2,827 natural sites, 809 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km456 places

  • Townfoot Loch Lake 18 kmS
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 18 kmNE
  • Loch Skeen Lake 21 kmE
  • Gameshope Loch Lake 17 kmE

25–60 km1,410 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 57 kmS
  • Green Island Island 51 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 59 kmSE
  • Cottage Island Island 41 kmSE

60–100 km2,206 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 90 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 63 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 66 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 87 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Elvanfoot Village, South Lanarkshire
    3.5 km N
  • Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire
    7.4 km W
  • Crawford Village, South Lanarkshire
    6.7 km N
  • Abington Village, South Lanarkshire
    9.2 km N
  • Wanlockhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.5 km W
  • Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    15 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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