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Knock Hill

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°32′15″ N 3°31′16″ W

Map showing the location of Knock Hill Knock Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
514 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Symington
8.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport47 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport67 km

About Knock Hill

Knock Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 514 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Culter Fell and Woodycleuch Dod.

Climate of Knock Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Knock Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°16°16°13°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)15611212175767883102130151149155

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Knock Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 47 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 50 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 47 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 67 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 68 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 50 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 59 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 109 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 137 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 153 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Knock Hill

Within 100 km: 448 historic and cultural sites, 2,863 natural sites, 799 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km477 places

  • Talla Reservoir Lake 10 kmSE
  • Loch Skeen Lake 17 kmSE
  • Saint Marys Loch Lake 22 kmE
  • Loch of the Lowes Lake 21 kmE

25–60 km1,299 places

  • Cramond beach Beach 51 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 53 kmNE
  • Inchcolm Island 56 kmN
  • Cottage Island Island 53 kmS

60–100 km2,334 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 92 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 72 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 71 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 72 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Symington Village, South Lanarkshire
    8.2 km NW
  • Biggar Village, South Lanarkshire
    9.5 km N
  • Culter Village, South Lanarkshire
    5.4 km N
  • Lamington Village, South Lanarkshire
    6.8 km NW
  • Tweedsmuir Village, The Scottish Borders
    6.6 km SE
  • Wiston Village, South Lanarkshire
    7.8 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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