- Elevation
- 253 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport37 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport56 km
About Hillhead Hill
Hillhead Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 253 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Quothquan Law and Cairngryffe Hill (quarried).
Climate of Hillhead Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (156 mm)
- Driest month
- April (75 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 156 | 112 | 121 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 83 | 102 | 130 | 151 | 149 | 155 |
How to get to Hillhead Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 37 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 43 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 37 kmnortheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 56 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 62 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 43 kmnortheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 46 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 100 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 148 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 165 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hillhead Hill
Within 100 km: 329 historic and cultural sites, 3,078 natural sites, 822 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km333 places
- Talla Reservoir Lake 23 kmSE
- Harperrig Reservoir Lake 23 kmNE
- Cobbinshaw Reservoir Lake 17 kmN
- North Esk Reservoir Lake 25 kmNE
25–60 km1,388 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 53 kmNE
- Cramond beach Beach 42 kmNE
- Portobello Beach Beach 47 kmNE
- Inchkeith Island 53 kmNE
60–100 km2,508 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 82 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 84 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 67 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 66 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Thankerton Village, South Lanarkshire2.4 km S
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Pettinain Village, South Lanarkshire3.3 km NW
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Covington Village, South Lanarkshire1.7 km S
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Quothquan Village, South Lanarkshire1.4 km SE
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Carstairs Junction Village, South Lanarkshire4.9 km NW
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Libberton Village, South Lanarkshire2.6 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Quothquan Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.4 km SE
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Cairngryffe Hill (quarried) Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.6 km W
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Biggar Common Mountain, South Lanarkshire4.1 km E
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Cross Ridge Mountain, South Lanarkshire5.1 km SW
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Carmichael Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire5.2 km W
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Bellscraigs Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire5.2 km E
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Temple Hill SE Top Mountain, South Lanarkshire5.4 km E
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Scaut Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire6.1 km S
Sources & licences
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