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Brown Rig

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°28′30″ N 3°51′26″ W

Map showing the location of Brown Rig Brown Rig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
379 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Douglas
8.4 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport46 km
GLA Glasgow Airport57 km

About Brown Rig

Brown Rig is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 379 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Stonehill Bank and Mosscastle Hill.

Climate of Brown Rig

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 181 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (188 mm)
Driest month
April (84 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 Rig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°6°9°13°15°17°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)18812914284898489113151180181184

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Brown Rig

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 46 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 50 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 46 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 57 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 61 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 50 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 67 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 124 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 153 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 164 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Brown Rig

Within 100 km: 322 historic and cultural sites, 2,852 natural sites, 821 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km362 places

  • New Island Island 10 kmNW
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 20 kmW
  • The Knipe Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Culter Fell Mountain 24 kmE

25–60 km1,414 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 50 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 51 kmW
  • Green Island Island 52 kmS
  • Newshot Island Island 59 kmNW

60–100 km2,219 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 89 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 74 kmNW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 67 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 71 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Douglas Village, South Lanarkshire
    8.4 km N
  • Crawfordjohn Village, South Lanarkshire
    5.7 km NE
  • Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire
    8.9 km SE
  • Glespin Village, South Lanarkshire
    6.8 km N
  • Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    13 km S
  • Coalburn Village, South Lanarkshire
    13 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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