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Earlside

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°20′45″ N 3°35′19″ W

Map showing the location of Earlside Earlside
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
449 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Moffat
9.4 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport65 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport69 km

About Earlside

Earlside is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 449 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Mosshope Fell and Gill Knowe.

Climate of Earlside

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 16°)
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 Earlside
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°16°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)18213014287888794114143173171180

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Earlside

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 65 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 72 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 65 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 69 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 79 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 72 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 72 kmnorth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 131 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 133 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 149 kmeast

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

Day trips from Earlside

Within 100 km: 487 historic and cultural sites, 2,906 natural sites, 781 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km466 places

  • Townfoot Loch Lake 12 kmSW
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 19 kmNE
  • Loch Skeen Lake 20 kmNE
  • Gameshope Loch Lake 16 kmNE

25–60 km1,411 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 51 kmS
  • Hestan Island Island 59 kmS
  • Green Island Island 48 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 51 kmSE

60–100 km2,297 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 96 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 95 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 68 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 71 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.4 km E
  • Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire
    13 km NW
  • Stanshielrig Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9 km SE
  • Beattock Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    9.7 km SE
  • Elvanfoot Village, South Lanarkshire
    11 km NW
  • Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    17 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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