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Horse Pow Hill

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°23′31″ N 3°34′56″ W

Map showing the location of Horse Pow Hill Horse Pow Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
487 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Moffat
11 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport64 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport64 km

About Horse Pow Hill

Horse Pow Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 487 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Wintercleuch Fell and Tomont Hill.

Climate of Horse Pow Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 171 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (182 mm)
Driest month
April (87 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 Horse Pow Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)18213014287888794114143173171180

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Horse Pow Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 64 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 67 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 64 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 64 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 76 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 67 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 126 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 134 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 150 kmeast

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

Day trips from Horse Pow Hill

Within 100 km: 476 historic and cultural sites, 2,865 natural sites, 790 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km476 places

  • Townfoot Loch Lake 17 kmS
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 15 kmNE
  • Loch Skeen Lake 17 kmE
  • Gameshope Loch Lake 13 kmE

25–60 km1,395 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 56 kmS
  • Green Island Island 52 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 55 kmSE
  • Cottage Island Island 38 kmS

60–100 km2,260 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 94 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 68 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 70 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 91 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km SE
  • Elvanfoot Village, South Lanarkshire
    7 km NW
  • Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire
    12 km W
  • Crawford Village, South Lanarkshire
    9.4 km NW
  • Glenbreck Village, The Scottish Borders
    10 km NE
  • Abington Village, South Lanarkshire
    13 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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