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Cairn Kinney

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°28′18″ N 3°55′27″ W

Map showing the location of Cairn Kinney Cairn Kinney
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
493 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Douglas
9.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport41 km
GLA Glasgow Airport55 km

About Cairn Kinney

Cairn Kinney is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 493 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Bught Hill and Auchendaff Hill.

Climate of Cairn Kinney

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 181 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
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 Cairn Kinney
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°16°15°13°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)18812914284898489113151180181184

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Cairn Kinney

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 41 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 49 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 41 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 55 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 64 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 70 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 126 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 157 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 161 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Cairn Kinney

Within 100 km: 312 historic and cultural sites, 2,853 natural sites, 829 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km345 places

  • New Island Island 8 kmNW
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 16 kmW
  • The Knipe Mountain 18 kmSW
  • Cairn Table Mountain 7 kmNW

25–60 km1,383 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 45 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 47 kmW
  • Green Island Island 50 kmS
  • Isles of Trool Island 58 kmSW

60–100 km2,266 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 85 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 71 kmNW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 68 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 68 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Douglas Village, South Lanarkshire
    9.9 km NE
  • Kirkconnel Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km SW
  • Glespin Village, South Lanarkshire
    7 km N
  • Muirkirk Village, East Ayrshire
    11 km NW
  • Sanquhar Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    12 km S
  • Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire
    12 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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