- Elevation
- 448 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport22 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport60 km
About Darlees Rig
Darlees Rig is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 448 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include The Pike and Henshaw Hill.
Photos of Darlees Rig
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Torweaving Hill Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Mealowther Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Henshaw Hill Callum Black · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
King Seat Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Catstone Callum Black · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Darlees Rig
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 111 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- December (117 mm)
- Driest month
- April (64 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 84 | 96 | 64 | 65 | 72 | 74 | 84 | 102 | 115 | 111 | 117 |
How to get to Darlees Rig
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 22 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 28 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 22 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 60 kmwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 74 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 28 kmnortheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 49 kmwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 85 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 148 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 164 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Darlees Rig
Within 100 km: 322 historic and cultural sites, 3,064 natural sites, 812 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km312 places
- Threipmuir Reservoir Lake 16 kmNE
- Roseberry Reservoir Lake 25 kmE
- Portmore Loch Lake 20 kmE
- Harperrig Reservoir Lake 8 kmN
25–60 km1,344 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 37 kmNE
- Cramond beach Beach 27 kmNE
- Portobello Beach Beach 32 kmNE
- Gullane Beach Beach 51 kmNE
60–100 km2,542 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 90 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 97 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 80 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 78 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tarbrax Village, South Lanarkshire4.3 km NW
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Dunsyre Village, South Lanarkshire5.1 km S
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West Linton Village, The Scottish Borders8.6 km E
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Carnwath Village, South Lanarkshire11 km SW
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Auchengray Village, South Lanarkshire7 km W
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West Calder Village, West Lothian11 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
The Pike Mountain, South Lanarkshire0.9 km S
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Henshaw Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.4 km N
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Bleak Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.9 km S -
White Craig Mountain, South Lanarkshire1 km NE
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Harrows Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire1 km W
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Weather Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.7 km SW
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Millstone Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders2 km NE
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Black Birn Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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