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Outer Law

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°31′59″ N 3°45′59″ W

Map showing the location of Outer Law Outer Law
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
362 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Douglas
5.6 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport51 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport53 km

About Outer Law

Outer Law is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 362 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Wildshaw Hill and Knock Leaven.

Climate of Outer Law

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (167 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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Climate of Outer Law
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°17°17°14°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)16711712775787783104138160159164

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Outer Law

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 51 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 48 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 51 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 53 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 56 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 48 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 59 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 115 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 150 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 167 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Outer Law

Within 100 km: 335 historic and cultural sites, 2,972 natural sites, 836 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km364 places

  • New Island Island 13 kmW
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 24 kmE
  • Culter Fell Mountain 17 kmE
  • Cairn Table Mountain 17 kmW

25–60 km1,442 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 56 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 56 kmW
  • Cramond beach Beach 58 kmNE
  • Green Island Island 60 kmS

60–100 km2,337 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 94 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 77 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 72 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 74 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Douglas Village, South Lanarkshire
    5.6 km W
  • Rigside Village, South Lanarkshire
    7.2 km N
  • Crawfordjohn Village, South Lanarkshire
    4.1 km S
  • Ladygill Village, South Lanarkshire
    5.6 km E
  • Uddington Village, South Lanarkshire
    5.9 km NW
  • Douglas Water Village, South Lanarkshire
    8.6 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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