- Elevation
- 688 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport49 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport69 km
About Gathersnow Hill
Gathersnow Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 688 m. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Glenwhappen Rig and Coomb Hill.
Climate of Gathersnow Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (144 mm)
- Driest month
- April (74 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 104 | 116 | 74 | 74 | 79 | 84 | 99 | 121 | 140 | 137 | 144 |
How to get to Gathersnow Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 49 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 52 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 49 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 69 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 71 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 52 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 62 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 111 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 134 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 151 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gathersnow Hill
Within 100 km: 470 historic and cultural sites, 2,836 natural sites, 799 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km489 places
- Talla Reservoir Lake 7 kmSE
- Loch Skeen Lake 14 kmSE
- Saint Marys Loch Lake 20 kmE
- Loch of the Lowes Lake 19 kmE
25–60 km1,295 places
- Cramond beach Beach 53 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 54 kmNE
- Inchcolm Island 58 kmN
- Cottage Island Island 50 kmS
60–100 km2,321 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 94 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 70 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 73 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 74 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glenwhappen Rig Mountain, South Lanarkshire0.5 km W
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Coomb Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.3 km NE
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Hillshaw Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.5 km SW
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Moss Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.9 km N
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Glengary Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.9 km E
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Coomb Dod Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.2 km SW
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Broomy Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.6 km NE
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Knock Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire3 km NW
Sources & licences
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