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Little Cairn Table

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°30′23″ N 4°00′25″ W

Map showing the location of Little Cairn Table Little Cairn Table
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
517 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Muirkirk
4.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport36 km
GLA Glasgow Airport49 km

About Little Cairn Table

Little Cairn Table is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 517 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Cairn Table and Douglas Rig.

Climate of Little Cairn Table

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 179 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (187 mm)
Driest month
June (82 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 Little Cairn Table
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°12°14°15°15°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)18712814183888289112154179179180

How to get to Little Cairn Table

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 36 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 43 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 36 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 49 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 63 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 43 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 71 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 125 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 159 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 163 kmeast

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

Day trips from Little Cairn Table

Within 100 km: 279 historic and cultural sites, 2,986 natural sites, 839 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km270 places

  • New Island Island 4 kmNE
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 10 kmW
  • Quarry Hill Mountain 24 kmNW
  • The Knipe Mountain 17 kmSW

25–60 km1,437 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 40 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 41 kmW
  • Horse Isle Island 55 kmW
  • Green Island Island 53 kmS

60–100 km2,397 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 79 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 64 kmNW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 74 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 61 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Muirkirk Village, East Ayrshire
    4.1 km NW
  • Kames Village, East Ayrshire
    3.9 km W
  • Glenbuck Village, East Ayrshire
    4.3 km N
  • Smallburn Neighbourhood, East Ayrshire
    4.9 km W
  • Douglas Village, South Lanarkshire
    11 km NE
  • Glespin Village, South Lanarkshire
    7.7 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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