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Henshaw Hill

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°46′28″ N 3°29′56″ W

Henshaw Hill
Callum Black · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
416 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tarbrax
3.5 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport21 km
GLA Glasgow Airport60 km

About Henshaw Hill

Henshaw Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 416 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Black Birn and White Craig.

Climate of Henshaw Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Henshaw Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°8°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)11684966465727484102115111117

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Henshaw Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 21 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 27 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 21 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 60 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 74 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 27 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 49 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 84 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 149 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 166 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Henshaw Hill

Within 100 km: 313 historic and cultural sites, 3,076 natural sites, 818 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km302 places

  • Threipmuir Reservoir Lake 15 kmNE
  • Portmore Loch Lake 20 kmE
  • Harperrig Reservoir Lake 7 kmNE
  • Glencorse Reservoir Lake 18 kmNE

25–60 km1,345 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 36 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 26 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 32 kmNE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 51 kmNE

60–100 km2,560 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 89 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 98 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 80 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 78 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tarbrax Village, South Lanarkshire
    3.5 km W
  • West Calder Village, West Lothian
    9.7 km NW
  • West Linton Village, The Scottish Borders
    9.4 km E
  • Dunsyre Village, South Lanarkshire
    6.4 km S
  • Auchengray Village, South Lanarkshire
    6.5 km W
  • Polbeth Village, West Lothian
    10 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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