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Glaikhead Bing

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°36′22″ N 3°52′51″ W

Map showing the location of Glaikhead Bing Glaikhead Bing
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
276 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Coalburn
1.5 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport45 km
GLA Glasgow Airport46 km

About Glaikhead Bing

Glaikhead Bing is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 276 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Warlaw Hill and Broken Cross Muir.

Climate of Glaikhead Bing

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (181 mm)
Driest month
April (79 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 Glaikhead Bing
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)18112513579838086108147171172175

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Glaikhead Bing

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 45 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 37 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 45 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 46 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 50 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 37 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 58 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 111 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 160 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 172 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Glaikhead Bing

Within 100 km: 262 historic and cultural sites, 3,147 natural sites, 862 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km243 places

  • New Island Island 10 kmSW
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 20 kmSW
  • Culter Fell Mountain 25 kmE
  • Cairn Table Mountain 15 kmSW

25–60 km1,471 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 51 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 50 kmW
  • Cramond beach Beach 55 kmNE
  • Inchcolm Island 59 kmNE

60–100 km2,557 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 86 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 68 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 82 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 65 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Coalburn Village, South Lanarkshire
    1.5 km S
  • Lesmahagow Village, South Lanarkshire
    3.4 km N
  • Auchlochan Village, South Lanarkshire
    1.2 km NW
  • New Trows Village, South Lanarkshire
    2.3 km N
  • Stockbriggs Village, South Lanarkshire
    2.3 km W
  • Rigside Village, South Lanarkshire
    6.4 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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