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Glendowran Hill

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°27′39″ N 3°45′48″ W

Map showing the location of Glendowran Hill Glendowran Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
469 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Leadhills
4.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport52 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport60 km

About Glendowran Hill

Glendowran Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 469 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Brown Dod and Wellgrain Dod.

Climate of Glendowran Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 185 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (196 mm)
Driest month
June (89 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 Glendowran Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)19613715190938995118154185185192

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Glendowran Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 52 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 55 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 52 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 60 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 62 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 55 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 65 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 123 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 147 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 164 kmeast

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

Day trips from Glendowran Hill

Within 100 km: 354 historic and cultural sites, 2,852 natural sites, 814 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km404 places

  • New Island Island 16 kmNW
  • Townfoot Loch Lake 24 kmS
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 23 kmE
  • Gameshope Loch Lake 24 kmE

25–60 km1,427 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 56 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 57 kmW
  • Green Island Island 52 kmSW
  • Cottage Island Island 50 kmSE

60–100 km2,189 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 95 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 80 kmNW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 64 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 77 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire
    4.9 km S
  • Crawfordjohn Village, South Lanarkshire
    4 km N
  • Abington Village, South Lanarkshire
    4.7 km NE
  • Douglas Village, South Lanarkshire
    11 km NW
  • Elvanfoot Village, South Lanarkshire
    7.2 km E
  • Crawford Village, South Lanarkshire
    7.2 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Brown Dod Mountain, South Lanarkshire
    1.2 km S
  • Wellgrain Dod Mountain, South Lanarkshire
    2.5 km SE
  • Rake Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire
    2.5 km SW
  • Drake Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire
    2.9 km NE
  • Coom Dod Mountain, South Lanarkshire
    2.9 km SE
  • Wool Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire
    3.2 km S
  • Snar Water River, Scotland
    1.4 km NW
  • Windy Dod Mountain, South Lanarkshire
    3.7 km W

Sources & licences

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